Joseph Toussaint LUSSIER

(b. 4 March 1872 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 19 May 1946 , Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA )

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Joseph Toussaint LUSSIER was born 4 March 1872 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph Toussaint LUSSIER was the child of Joseph-Denis LUSSIER and Marie-Sophie RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LUSSIER and Lucie GAUDET (maternal) Eusebe RICHARD and Sophie ANGER

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

Joseph Toussaint married Delima L'HEREUX 3 September 1895 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Delima L'HEREUX was born abt. 1872 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Joseph Toussaint LUSSIER died 19 May 1946 in Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA .
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Family and Children of Joseph Toussaint LUSSIER

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Joseph Toussaint LUSSIER married

Delima L'HEREUX-- Date: 3 September 1895 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Children of Joseph Toussaint LUSSIER and Delima L'HEREUX:

Wilfred J LUSSIER (b.17 July 1897, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA d. 27 August 1958, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA )

Henri LUSSIER (b.5 October 1898, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA d. , )

Aime LUSSIER (b.abt. 1899, , Rhode Island, USA d. , )

George LUSSIER (b.17 November 1899, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA d. 1 April 1902, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA )

Osias LUSSIER (b.abt. 1901, , Rhode Island, USA d. , )

Joseph LUSSIER (b.abt. 1906, , Rhode Island, USA d. , )

Albert LUSSIER (b.abt. 1907, , Rhode Island, USA d. , )

Mary A LUSSIER (b.abt. 1908, , Rhode Island, USA d. , )

Eva LUSSIER (b.abt. 1910, , Rhode Island, USA d. , )

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1872 Birth
4 March 1872
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1895 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Toussaint LUSSIER and Delima L'HEREUX 3 September 1895, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

1897 Birth of Child
Wilfred J LUSSIER was born 17 July 1897, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)

Joseph Toussaint was 25 years old.

1898 Birth of Child
Henri LUSSIER was born 5 October 1898, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)

Joseph Toussaint was 26 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
George LUSSIER was born 17 November 1899, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)

Joseph Toussaint was 27 years old.

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

1902 Death of Child
George LUSSIER died 1 April 1902, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)

Joseph Toussaint was 30 years old.

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)

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)

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.