Auguste WILLETTE

Born

October 3, 1859 , La Pocatière, Canada East

Died

April 20, 1950 , Millinocket, Maine, USA

Age: 90

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Joseph OUELLETTE Elisabeth Angelique THOMAS

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Born: October 3, 1859 in La Pocatière, Canada East

Father: Joseph OUELLETTE

Mother: Elisabeth Angelique THOMAS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Marie OUELLETTE , Archange DIONNE

Maternal grandparents: John THOMAS , Marguerite NADEAU

Auguste was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1889.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey

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Auguste married Henriette LANDRY July 22, 1882 in Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Henriette LANDRY was born abt. 1864 in Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada. Henriette died abt. 1947 in Millinocket, Maine, USA. Henriette was the child of Bruno-Simon LANDRY and Elisabeth Louise OAKES.

Auguste WILLETTE died April 20, 1950 in Millinocket, Maine, USA.
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Auguste WILLETTE married

Henriette LANDRY
Marriage date: July 22, 1882
Marriage place: Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada
Henriette LANDRY was the child of Bruno-Simon LANDRY and Elisabeth Louise OAKES

Children of Auguste WILLETTE and Henriette LANDRY

Joseph William WILLETTE

Born: June 29, 1883, Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: April 21, 1941, Millinocket, Maine, USA

Married: Mary Demerise VAILLANCOURT November 24, 1902 Place: Millinocket, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1859
October 3, 1859
La Pocatière, Canada East

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)

1882 Marriage / Partner
Auguste WILLETTE and Henriette LANDRY July 22, 1882, Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Joseph William WILLETTE was born June 29, 1883, Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada

Auguste was 23 years old.

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)

1902 Marriage of Child
Joseph William WILLETTE married November 24, 1902, Millinocket, Maine, USA to Mary Demerise VAILLANCOURT

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

1941 Death of Child
Joseph William WILLETTE died April 21, 1941, Millinocket, Maine, USA

Auguste was 81 years old.

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)

Death — 1950
April 20, 1950
Millinocket, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 90.

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