Josephine MATTHEWS (MATHIEU)

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14 September 1883 , Beauceville, Québec, Canada

Died

3 October 1967 , Maine, USA

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Seraphim MATHIEU Brigitte PILET dite JOLICOEUR

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Born: 14 September 1883 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada

Father: Seraphim MATHIEU

Mother: Brigitte PILET dite JOLICOEUR

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Josephine married Edward PROULX 16 September 1907 in Waterville, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edward PROULX was born 13 October 1879 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Edward died 5 January 1956 in Waterville, Maine, USA. Edward was the child of Charles François Xavier PROULX and Valerie Marie GAGNE.

Josephine MATTHEWS (MATHIEU) died 3 October 1967 in Maine, USA.
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Josephine MATTHEWS (MATHIEU) married

Edward PROULX
Marriage date: 16 September 1907
Marriage place: Waterville, Maine, USA
Edward PROULX was the child of Charles François Xavier PROULX and Valerie Marie GAGNE

Children of Edward PROULX and Josephine MATTHEWS (MATHIEU)

Francis Joseph PRUE

Born: 2 June 1911, Fairfield, Maine, USA
Died: 7 January 2006, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Mary Etta PHILBRICK 2 June 1969 Place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke)

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Birth — 1883
14 September 1883
Beauceville, Québec, Canada

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)

1907 Marriage / Partner
Josephine MATTHEWS (MATHIEU) and Edward PROULX 16 September 1907, Waterville, Maine, USA

She was 24 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1911 Birth of Child
Francis Joseph PRUE was born 2 June 1911, Fairfield, Maine, USA

Josephine 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)

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

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)