Joseph JACOBS

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July 1829 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

16 August 1913 , Holland, Vermont, USA

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Born: July 1829 in Québec Province, Canada

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Joseph married Mary HARPER abt. 1854 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary HARPER was born abt. 1831 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Mary died 7 December 1889 in Holland, Vermont, USA (Holland Center) (Holland Pond) (Tice Hollow).

Joseph JACOBS died 16 August 1913 in Holland, Vermont, 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
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph JACOBS married

Mary HARPER
Marriage date: abt. 1854
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada

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Children of Joseph JACOBS and Mary HARPER

Malvina Louisa JACOBS

Born: 3 February 1854, Brome, Quebec, Canada
Died: 5 February 1927, Richford, Vermont, USA

Married: David Charles BROE 19 August 1868 Place: Richford, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1829
July 1829
Québec Province, Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1854 Birth of Child
Malvina Louisa JACOBS was born 3 February 1854, Brome, Quebec, Canada

Joseph was 24 years old.

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.

1868 Marriage of Child
Malvina Louisa JACOBS married 19 August 1868, Richford, Vermont, USA to David Charles BROE

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)

1889 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary HARPER died 7 December 1889, Holland, Vermont, USA (Holland Center) (Holland Pond) (Tice Hollow)

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)