Joseph MARCOTTE

(b. 6 November 1877 , Sainte-Eulalie, Québec, Canada d. 6 June 1961 , Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada )

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Joseph MARCOTTE was born 6 November 1877 in Sainte-Eulalie, Québec, Canada

Joseph MARCOTTE was the child of Joseph-Octave MARCOTTE and Cédulie RICHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis MARCOTTE and Marie MATHON (maternal) Charles RICHER and Celina CROTEAU

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

Joseph married Célanire COTÉ 13 November 1893 in Notre-Dame de Lourdes, Mégantic, Québec, Canada . Célanire COTÉ was born abt. 1873 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Célanire was the child of Isaie COTE and Olive MATHIEU.

Joseph married (2) Eugénie BÉDARD 16 November 1914 in Manseau, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eugénie BÉDARD was born abt. 1888 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Eugénie was the child of Leon BEDARD and Julie COTE.

Joseph MARCOTTE died 6 June 1961 in Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada.
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Joseph MARCOTTE married

Célanire COTÉ-- Date: 13 November 1893 Place: Notre-Dame de Lourdes, Mégantic, Québec, Canada
Célanire COTÉ was the child of Isaie COTE and Olive MATHIEU

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Joseph MARCOTTE married

Eugénie BÉDARD-- Date: 16 November 1914 Place: Manseau, Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Eugénie BÉDARD was the child of Leon BEDARD and Julie COTE

Children of Joseph MARCOTTE and Eugénie BÉDARD:

Aurelie MARCOTTE (b.25 April 1919, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Mégantic, Québec, Canada d. 10 May 1996, Plessisville, Québec, Canada )
m. Lucien GAGNON 9 July 1936

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1877 Birth
6 November 1877
Sainte-Eulalie, Québec, Canada

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1893 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MARCOTTE and Célanire COTÉ 13 November 1893, Notre-Dame de Lourdes, Mégantic, Québec, Canada

He was 16 years old.

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1914 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MARCOTTE and Eugénie BÉDARD 16 November 1914, Manseau, Québec, Canada

He was 37 years old.

1914 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1919 Birth of Child
Aurelie MARCOTTE was born 25 April 1919, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Mégantic, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 41 years old.

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada