Joseph DEGRES

Born

28 April 1849 , Saint-Pie, Canada East

Died

21 August 1912 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Toussaint DEGRES Zoe-Marie-Anne LALONDE

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Joseph DEGRES was born 28 April 1849 in Saint-Pie, Canada East

Joseph DEGRES was the child of Toussaint DEGRES and Zoe-Marie-Anne LALONDE

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Joseph married Celina AUGER 1 December 1888 in Granby, Québec, Canada . Celina AUGER was born 21 March 1870 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Celina died 14 May 1946 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Celina was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUGER and Sophronie LAURENT dite LASSONDE.

Joseph DEGRES died 21 August 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .

m. (1) Alponsine Brodeur

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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
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Celina AUGER-- Date: 1 December 1888 Place: Granby, Québec, Canada
Celina AUGER was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUGER and Sophronie LAURENT dite LASSONDE

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1849 Birth
28 April 1849
Saint-Pie, Canada East

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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
Joseph DEGRES and Celina AUGER 1 December 1888, Granby, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Granby)

He was 39 years old.

1888 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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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)

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