Abram PAQUIN (PARKER)

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May 1860 , Montréal, Canada East

Died

31 December 1951 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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Octave PAQUIN Marie-Louise ROBIDAS

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Born: May 1860 in Montréal, Canada East

Father: Octave PAQUIN

Mother: Marie-Louise ROBIDAS

Paternal grandparents: Antoine PAQUIN , Julie ALARIE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph ROBIDAS , Marie-Louise HAMEL

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

Abram married Marie Sophie PAQUIN 25 September 1888 in Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Sophie PAQUIN was born 22 October 1869 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Marie Sophie died 24 December 1924 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. Marie Sophie was the child of Georges PAQUIN and Marie ROBIDAS.

Abram PAQUIN (PARKER) died 31 December 1951 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
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Abram PAQUIN (PARKER) married

Marie Sophie PAQUIN
Marriage date: 25 September 1888
Marriage place: Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie Sophie PAQUIN was the child of Georges PAQUIN and Marie ROBIDAS

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Name: Abraham Paquin

Event Type: Mariage (Marriage)

Marriage Date: 1888

Marriage Place: Bromptonville, Québec

Place of Worship or Institution: St-Praxède

Spouse:

Sophie Paquin

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Children of Abram PAQUIN (PARKER) and Marie Sophie PAQUIN

Edward Arthur PARKER

Born: 24 September 1896, Newbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 22 April 1983, Auburn, Maine, USA

Married: Grace Agnus COBB 1946 Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Birth — 1860
May 1860
Montréal, 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)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1888 Marriage / Partner
Abram PAQUIN (PARKER) and Marie Sophie PAQUIN 25 September 1888, Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1888 marriage

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

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

1896 Birth of Child
Edward Arthur PARKER was born 24 September 1896, Newbury, Vermont, USA (Center, West, South) (Wells River) (Boltonville) (Peach Four Corners)

Abram was 36 years old.

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)

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)

1920 - Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Name: Abraham Paquin
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1920: Fitchburg Ward 2, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Orchard Street
House Number: Off
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1880
[1883]
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sefia Paquin
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Native Tongue: French
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Chopper
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Naturalization Status: Alien
Able to Write: No
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Abraham Paquin 56 Head
Sefia Paquin
52 Wife
Edward Paquin
23 Son
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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))

1924 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Sophie PAQUIN died 24 December 1924, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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)