Lester (Celestine ) DUPRAS (PRATTE )

(b. abt. 1848 , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 December 1915 , Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA )

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Lester (Celestine ) DUPRAS (PRATTE ) was born abt. 1848 in Québec Province, Canada

Lester (Celestine ) DUPRAS (PRATTE ) was the child of Charles DUPRAS (PRATTE) and Marie GUERTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis PRATTE and Marie JAQUES (maternal) Antoine GUERTIN and Judith LOISELLE

Lester (Celestine ) was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1867.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Lester (Celestine ) married Angeline CORROW . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angeline CORROW was born abt. 1848 in Newport, Vermont, USA (Newport Center). Angeline died 25 December 1942 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA.

Lester (Celestine ) DUPRAS (PRATTE ) died 11 December 1915 in Pawtucket, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Lester (Celestine ) DUPRAS (PRATTE ) married

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Children of Lester (Celestine ) DUPRAS (PRATTE ) and Angeline CORROW:

Luna PRATTE (b.25 November 1876, Newport, Vermont, USA d. , )
m. James CAOUETTE 24 May 1897 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA

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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.

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

1876 Birth of Child
Luna PRATTE was born 25 November 1876, Newport, Vermont, USA (Newport Center)

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)

1880 Newport, Vermont
Name: Lester Pratt
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Newport, Orleans, Vermont, United States
District: 163
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Wks In Saw Mill
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Birthplace: Canada
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Number and Letter: 481A
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 1346
GS Film Number: 1255346
Digital Folder Number: 004244818
Image Number: 00646

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Lester Pratt Self M 31 Canada
Angenline Pratt Wife F 31 Vermont, United States
Lester D Pratt Son M 13 Vermont, United States
Izard Pratt Son M 10 Vermont, United States
Joseph A Pratt Son M 7 Vermont, United States
Luna Pratt Daughter F 3 Vermont, United...Read MORE...

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

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

1888 Naturalization
Name: Lester Pratt
Event Type: Naturalization
Event Date: 1888
Event Place: Vermont
Age:
Birth Year: 1848
Birthplace: Canada
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906
Affiliate Publication Number: M1299
Affiliate Film Number: 102
GS Film number: 1429772
Digital Folder Number: 4639421
Image Number: 01348

'United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:VXRC-CK7 : accessed 22 October 2015), Lester Pratt, 1888; citing Vermont, NARA microfilm publication M1299 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 102; FHL microfilm 1,429,772.
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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

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

1897 Marriage of Child
Luna PRATTE married 24 May 1897, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA to James CAOUETTE

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.

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)

1910 - Central Falls, Rhode Island
Name: Lester Pratt
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Central Falls Ward 2, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
District: ED 68
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Father-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Father-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Birthplace: Canada
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 4
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Household ID: 62
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 1438
GS Film Number: 1375451
Digital Folder Number: 004973815
Image Number: 00221

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James Crouette Head M 32 Canada
Luna Crouette Wife F 33 Vermont
Lena Crouette Daughter F 12 Rhode Island
Beatrice Crouette Daughter F 7 Rhode...Read MORE...

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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

Death
Name: Celestin Or Lester Pratt
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 11 Dec 1915
Death Place: Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 67
Birth Date: 1848
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Angeline Caron
Father's Name: Charles Pratt
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Marie Quertin
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01194-4
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 2048619
Reference ID:

'Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch : accessed 22 October 2015), Celestin Or Lester Pratt, 11 Dec 1915; citing Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,048,619.