Josaphat TREMBLAY

Born

2 May 1874 , Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Québec, Canada

Died

17 June 1948 , Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

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Joseph TREMBLAY Eliza DAIGNEAU

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Born: 2 May 1874 in Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph TREMBLAY

Mother: Eliza DAIGNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Edouard TREMBLAY , Emilie CYR

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DAIGNEAU , Flavie CAILLE

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Josaphat married Helene BEAULIEU 25 June 1895 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Helene BEAULIEU was born 3 January 1876 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges). Helene died 30 July 1962 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA.

Josaphat TREMBLAY died 17 June 1948 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA.

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Josaphat TREMBLAY married

Helene BEAULIEU
Marriage date: 25 June 1895
Marriage place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Josaphat TREMBLAY and Helene BEAULIEU

Marie Ida TREMBLAY

Born: 24 April 1896, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 March 1898, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Blanche TREMBLAY

Born: 15 September 1897, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 April 1967, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Wilfrid TREMBLAY

Born: 26 November 1899, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 October 1979, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA

Ernest Emil TREMBLAY

Born: 8 February 1901, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 May 1986, Fremont, Alameda, California, USA

Irene M TREMBLAY

Born: 23 July 1902, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 February 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA

Leo Theodore TREMBLAY

Born: 4 March 1904, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 April 1977, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Alice Adrienne TREMBLAY

Born: 14 May 1906, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 June 1989, Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, USA

Joseph Alcide Cenophile TREMBLAY

Born: 4 September 1908, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 September 1989, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Alma TREMBLAY

Born: 5 December 1911, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 February 1988, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA

Henri L TREMBLAY

Born: 6 February 1914, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 March 1966,

Joseph D TREMBLAY

Born: 14 October 1916, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 August 2006, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

Paul Edmond TREMBLAY

Born: 9 February 1919, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 June 1985, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

Married: Thelma Vivian TREMBLAY 28 August 1940

Louis Emery TREMBLAY

Born: 5 October 1920, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 October 2004, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Helen Louise TREMBLAY

Born: 17 December 1921, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 September 1979, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1874
2 May 1874
Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Québec, Canada

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)

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

1895 Marriage / Partner
Josaphat TREMBLAY and Helene BEAULIEU 25 June 1895, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

He was 21 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Marie Ida TREMBLAY was born 24 April 1896, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 21 years old.

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

1897 Birth of Child
Blanche TREMBLAY was born 15 September 1897, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 23 years old.

1898 Death of Child
Marie Ida TREMBLAY died 11 March 1898, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 23 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
Wilfrid TREMBLAY was born 26 November 1899, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 25 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
Ernest Emil TREMBLAY was born 8 February 1901, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 26 years old.

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

1902 Birth of Child
Irene M TREMBLAY was born 23 July 1902, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 28 years old.

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

1904 Birth of Child
Leo Theodore TREMBLAY was born 4 March 1904, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 29 years old.

1906 Birth of Child
Alice Adrienne TREMBLAY was born 14 May 1906, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 32 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)

1908 Birth of Child
Joseph Alcide Cenophile TREMBLAY was born 4 September 1908, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 34 years old.

1911 Birth of Child
Alma TREMBLAY was born 5 December 1911, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 37 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)

1914 Birth of Child
Henri L TREMBLAY was born 6 February 1914, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 39 years old.

1916 Birth of Child
Joseph D TREMBLAY was born 14 October 1916, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 42 years old.

1919 Birth of Child
Paul Edmond TREMBLAY was born 9 February 1919, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 44 years old.

1920 Birth of Child
Louis Emery TREMBLAY was born 5 October 1920, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 46 years old.

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 Birth of Child
Helen Louise TREMBLAY was born 17 December 1921, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Josaphat was 47 years old.

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.

Death — 1948
17 June 1948
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 74.