Joseph BAKER

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22 December 1834 , Richmond, Lower Canada

Died

4 August 1915 , Zephyrhills, Florida, USA

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Born: 22 December 1834 in Richmond, Lower Canada

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Joseph was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Joseph BAKER died 4 August 1915 in Zephyrhills, Florida, USA .

Father: Peter Baker
Mother: Mary Silvia

m. Euphemia Merinda "Minnie" Andrews

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Recorded occupation: Gem Smith

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1834
22 December 1834
Richmond, Lower Canada

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)

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.

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)

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)

Death Notice

DEATH NOTICE

THE CHARITON LEADER
Chariton, Iowa
Tuesday, August 19, 1915

DEATH OF JOSEPH BAKER

A message comes from Zephyrhills, Florida, announcing the death of Joseph Baker, for many years a resident of Russell and Washington township. He and his wife located in Florida a few years since.

Mr. Baker was a cousin of the distinguished Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the cult of Christian Scientists.

He was a veteran of the Civil War and is survived by a wife and a number of sons and daughters. His death occurred Wednesday, Aug. 4.

Notice courtesy of Charles M. Wright

Death

Name: Joseph Baker
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Zephyrhills, , Fla,
Death Date: 04 Aug 1915
Death Place: Zephyrhills, Pasco, Florida
Age:
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1834
Birth Place: Canada
Occupation: Gem Smith
Race: white
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Peter Baker
Father's BirthPlace: Bow, N.H.
Mother's Name: Mary Silvia
Mother's BirthPlace: Danville, Vt.
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System Origin:
GS Film Number: 2116912
Reference ID: 5274

'Florida Deaths, 1877-1939,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FP9S-RQB : 24 December 2014), Joseph Baker, 04 Aug 1915; citing Zephyrhills, Pasco, Florida, reference 5274; FHL microfilm 2,116,912.'