Paul OUELLETTE

(b. 6 October 1823 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 28 December 1907 , )

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Paul OUELLETTE was born 6 October 1823 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Paul OUELLETTE was the child of ? and ?

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Paul married Felicite ROSS 28 November 1848 in Sainte-Luce-de-Lessard, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite ROSS was born 15 February 1829 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Felicite died 2 January 1886 in Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane).

Paul OUELLETTE died 28 December 1907
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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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Paul OUELLETTE married

Felicite ROSS-- Date: 28 November 1848 Place: Sainte-Luce-de-Lessard, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

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Children of Paul OUELLETTE and Felicite ROSS:

Marie-Elisabeth OUELLET (b.abt. 1855, Capucins, La Haute-Gaspésie, Canada East d. 16 December 1893, Les Méchins, Matane, Québec, Canada)
m. Octave GENDRON 7 October 1872 in Cap-Chat, Québec, Canada

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1823 Birth
6 October 1823
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Marriage / Partner
Paul OUELLETTE and Felicite ROSS 28 November 1848, Sainte-Luce-de-Lessard, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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.

1872 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth OUELLET married 7 October 1872, Cap-Chat, Québec, Canada to Octave GENDRON

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)

1886 Death of Spouse/Partner
Felicite ROSS died 2 January 1886, Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane)

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 Death of Child
Marie-Elisabeth OUELLET died 16 December 1893, Les Méchins, Matane, Québec, Canada

Paul was 70 years old.

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)

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.

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