Joseph PROULX

(b. January 1849 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 May 1917 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA )

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Joseph PROULX was born January 1849 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph PROULX was the child of ? and ?

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Joseph married Julie TRUDEAU 11 May 1873 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie TRUDEAU was born November 1846 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Julie died 8 October 1926 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Joseph PROULX died 20 May 1917 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph PROULX married

Julie TRUDEAU-- Date: 11 May 1873 Place: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Children of Joseph PROULX and Julie TRUDEAU:

Celina PROULX (b.February 1869, , Rhode Island, USA d. 30 December 1904, West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Alphonse OUELLETTE 3 July 1893 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

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1849 Birth
January 1849
Québec Province, Canada

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Birth of Child
Celina PROULX was born February 1869, , Rhode Island, USA

Joseph was 20 years old.

1873 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PROULX and Julie TRUDEAU 11 May 1873, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

He was 24 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 Marriage of Child
Celina PROULX married 3 July 1893, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket) to Alphonse OUELLETTE

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 Death of Child
Celina PROULX died 30 December 1904, West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Arctic) (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton)

Joseph was 56 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)