Joseph LAPREAY

(b. 22 May 1883 , Putnam, Connecticut, USA d. 6 June 1943 , Putnam, Connecticut, USA )

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Joseph LAPREAY was born 22 May 1883 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA

Joseph LAPREAY was the child of John B LAPREE and Lucy DEGETTE

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Joseph married Celia (Cecilia) CORMIER 7 May 1906 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Celia (Cecilia) CORMIER was born abt. 1884 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Celia (Cecilia) died 3 November 1960 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA.

Joseph LAPREAY died 6 June 1943 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA.
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Celia (Cecilia) CORMIER-- Date: 7 May 1906 Place: Killingly, Connecticut, USA
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Name: Joseph Lapreay
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 7 May 1906
Marriage Place: Killingly, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:
Celia Comear

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Children of Joseph LAPREAY and Celia (Cecilia) CORMIER:

Clara LAPREAY (b.26 December 1910, , Connecticut, USA d. 8 January 1987, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Anthony MENZONE 1931 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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1883 Birth
22 May 1883
Putnam, Connecticut, USA

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

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

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

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

1900 - Thompson, Connecticut
Name: Joseph Laprey
[Joseph Lapery]
Age: 17
Birth Date: May 1883
Birthplace: Connecticut, USA
Home in 1900: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
House Number: 2
Sheet Number: 23
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 1
Family Number: 395
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: France, Canada
Mother's Name: Lucy Laprey
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France
Occupation: Carder Cotton
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: No
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Lucy Laprey
51 Head
Angeline Laprey
18 Daughter
Joseph Laprey 17 Son
Emma Laprey
10 Daughter
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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)

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

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

1906 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAPREAY and Celia (Cecilia) CORMIER 7 May 1906, Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville)

He was 22 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Clara LAPREAY was born 26 December 1910, , Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 27 years old.

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 - 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 - 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

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Grave
Saint Mary Cemetery Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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1943 Death
6 June 1943
Putnam, Connecticut, USA

He died at the age of 60.

Joseph is buried at: Saint Mary Cemetery Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, USA

Added: 1/15/2021 2:00:23 PM - Updated: 12/27/2021 3:24:22 PM

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