Joseph Arthur Leon BOURDELAIS

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5 November 1874 , Sorel, Québec, Canada

Died

3 February 1923 , Bangor, Maine, USA

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Ephraim BOURDELAIS Adelaine PAGE

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Born: 5 November 1874 in Sorel, Québec, Canada

Father: Ephraim BOURDELAIS

Mother: Adelaine PAGE

Paternal grandparents: Gilbert BOURDELAIS , Marie-Louise BOISVERT

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Joseph Arthur Leon married Ethel M TREFRY 16 January 1903 in Portland, Maine, USA . Ethel M TREFRY was born 30 October 1881 in Lubec, Maine, USA (Cedarville). Ethel M died 15 May 1976 in Bangor, Maine, USA. Ethel M was the child of Chester TREFRY and Harriet "Hattie" CLARK.

Joseph Arthur Leon BOURDELAIS died 3 February 1923 in Bangor, Maine, USA.
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Joseph Arthur Leon BOURDELAIS married

Ethel M TREFRY
Marriage date: 16 January 1903
Marriage place: Portland, Maine, USA
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Ethel M TREFRY was the child of Chester TREFRY and Harriet "Hattie" CLARK

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Groom's Name: Joseph A.L. Bourdelais

Groom's Birth Date: 1874

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Groom's Age: 29

Bride's Name: Ehtel M. Trifry

Bride's Birth Date: 1882

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Bride's Age: 21

Marriage Date: 16 Jan 1903

Marriage Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine

Groom's Father's Name: Ephraim J. Bourdelais

Groom's Mother's Name: Adelence Page

Bride's Father's Name: Chester Trifry

Bride's Mother's Name: Hattie Clark

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00653-1

Syst Origin: Maine-EASy

Source Film Number: 12027

Reference Number: 255

Collection: Maine Marriages, 1771-1907

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Birth — 1874
5 November 1874
Sorel, 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

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Arthur Leon BOURDELAIS and Ethel M TREFRY 16 January 1903, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

He was 28 years old.

1904 Naturalization
Bourdelais, Arthur L.
18 Oxford St., Portland, Me.
Born: Sorel, Quebec, Nov 5, 1877
Date and port of arrival: 1879, Woonsocket, RI
Date of naturalization: Aug 30, 1904

name: Arthur L Bourdelais
event: Naturalization
event date: 1904
event place: Maine
age:
birth year: 1877
birthplace:
nara publication title: Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906
nara publication number: M1299
nara roll number: 53
film number: 1429723
digital folder number: 4640644
image number: 01830

'United States, New England Naturalization Index, 1791-1906,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VXRD-JNW : accessed 01 Dec 2012), Arthur L Bourdelais, 1904.
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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)

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Arthur Leon Bourdelais
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Kennebec County no 1, Maine, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 05 Nov 1874
birthplace:
country of citizenship: United States, Naturalized
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1653908
digital folder number: 005207055
image number: 01892

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZFR-JM8 : accessed 01 Dec 2012), Arthur Leon Bourdelais, .
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.