Joseph ETHIER (AKEY)

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4 September 1859 , Saranac, New York, USA

Died

15 February 1925 , Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

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Henri ETHIER Mary ANDERSON

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Born: 4 September 1859 in Saranac, New York, USA

Father: Henri ETHIER

Mother: Mary ANDERSON

Paternal grandparents: François ÉTHIER , Charlotte KENI

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Joseph married Malvina-Alexina ROUSINE 1 January 1883 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Malvina-Alexina ROUSINE was born abt. 1866 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Joseph ETHIER (AKEY) died 15 February 1925 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA.

Born in the Redford section of Saranac, New York.

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Joseph ETHIER (AKEY) married

Malvina-Alexina ROUSINE
Marriage date: 1 January 1883
Marriage place: Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Joseph A Key

Birth Date: 1861

Birthplace: Blackbrook, , Ny

Age: 22

Spouse's Name: Malvina Rousine

Spouse's Birth Date: 1866

Spouse's Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Spouse's Age: 17

Event Date: 01 Jan 1883

Event Place: Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Father's Name: Henry A Key

Mother's Name: Mary

Spouse's Father's Name: Alphonse Rousine

Spouse's Mother's Name: Louise

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50160-3

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

GS Film number: 250293

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"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 18 May 2013), Henry A Key in entry for Joseph A Key and Malvina Rousine, 01 Jan 1883.

Children of Joseph ETHIER (AKEY) and Malvina-Alexina ROUSINE

Alexina ETHIER

Born: abt. 1887, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1949,

Victor ETHIER

Born: abt. 1893, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1962,

Eugene ETHIER (AKEY)

Born: abt. 1895, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 April 1900, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Exilda Rosina ETHIER (AKEY)

Born: 23 May 1896, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 November 1900, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Wilfred ETHIER (AKEY)

Born: 3 September 1898, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 November 1900, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Albina ETHIER (AKEY)

Born: 1 August 1900, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Laurina ETHIER (AKEY)

Born: 14 June 1901, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Felix P ETHIER

Born: 11 October 1902, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: March 1982, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Rose ETHIER (AKEY)

Born: 30 September 1903, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Evelina ETHIER (AKEY)

Born: abt. 1904, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 August 1904, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Viola ETHIER (AKEY)

Born: abt. 1906, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Blanche ETHIER

Born: abt. 1907, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 25 October 1985, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1859
4 September 1859
Saranac, New York, USA

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Blackbrook, Clinton, New York
Name: Joseph Akey
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 9y
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Event Place: New York, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Henry Akey M 50y Canada
Mary Akey F 45y New York
Margaret Akey F 20y New York
Thomas Akey M 19y New York
Josephine Akey F 15y New York
Nace Akey M 13y New York
Caroline Akey F 11y New York
Joseph Akey M 9y New York
William Akey M 7y New York
Rosilla Akey F 4y New York
John Akey M 3y New York
Olive Akey F 7m New York
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1880 Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Joseph Akey
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Works In Cotton Mill
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: New York, United States
Birth Date: 1861
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: Henry Akey
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Mary Akey
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Page: 466
Page Letter: B
Entry Number: 2054
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0522
GS Film number: 1254522
Digital Folder Number: 004241688
Image Number: 00164
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Henry Akey M 59 Canada
Wife Mary Akey F 55 New York, United States
Daughter Margaret Akey F 27 New York, United States
Son Joseph Akey M 19 New York, United States
Son Willie Akey M 17 New York, United States
Daughter Rosa Akey F 16 New York, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1883 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ETHIER (AKEY) and Malvina-Alexina ROUSINE 1 January 1883, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

He 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)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1896 Birth of Child
Exilda Rosina ETHIER (AKEY) was born 23 May 1896, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 36 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Birth of Child
Wilfred ETHIER (AKEY) was born 3 September 1898, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 39 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Death of Child
Eugene ETHIER (AKEY) died 15 April 1900, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 40 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Albina ETHIER (AKEY) was born 1 August 1900, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 40 years old.

1900 Death of Child
Wilfred ETHIER (AKEY) died 12 November 1900, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 41 years old.

1900 Death of Child
Exilda Rosina ETHIER (AKEY) died 24 November 1900, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 41 years old.

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

1901 Birth of Child
Laurina ETHIER (AKEY) was born 14 June 1901, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 41 years old.

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Birth of Child
Felix P ETHIER was born 11 October 1902, , Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 43 years old.

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Birth of Child
Rose ETHIER (AKEY) was born 30 September 1903, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 44 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Joseph Ethier
Event Place: Woonsocket Ward 4, Providence, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Household ID: 173
Page: 10
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Joseph Ethier M 50y New York
WIFE Alexina Ethier F 45y Canada
DAU Alexina Ethier F 23y Massachusetts
SON Victor Ethier M 17y Massachusetts
DAU Alvina Ethier F 10y Massachusetts
DAU Rochelle Ethier F 9y Massachusetts
SON Felix Ethier M 8y Massachusetts
DAU Viola Ethier F 4y Massachusetts
DAU Blanch Ethier F 2y Rhode Island
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 North Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Joseph Akey, head, 58, b. U.S., father b. Canada, mother b. U.S., machinist in cotton mill
Alzena Akey, wife, 58, b. Canada, parents b. Canada
Alzena Akey, daughter, 28, b. U.S., warper in cotton mill
Victor Akey, son, 22, b. U.S., machinist in cotton mill
Albina Akey, daughter, 14, b. U.S.
Rachael Akey, daughter, 13, b. U.S.
Felix Akey, son, 12, b. U.S.
Violette Akey, daughter, 9, b. U.S.
Blanche Akey, daughter, 7, b. U.S.
1915 Rhode Island State Census
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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Joseph Ethier
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Providence, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Household ID: 157
Sheet Number: 8
GS Film number: 1821675
Digital Folder Number: 4383807
Image Number: 00950
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Joseph Ethier M 59y New York
WIFE Alexina Ethier F 54y Canada
DAU Alexina Ethier F 34y Massachusetts
DAU Albina Ethier F 19y Massachusetts
DAU Riachell Ethier F 18y Massachusetts
SON Philix Ethier M 17y Massachusetts
DAU Viola Ethier F 13y Massachusetts
DAU Blanche Ethier F 12y Rhode Island
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the 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))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States