Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD)

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28 May 1858 , Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada East

Died

11 January 1929 , Buffalo, New York, USA

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Pierre OUELLET Louise-Virginie BROSSOIS

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Born: 28 May 1858 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada East

Father: Pierre OUELLET

Mother: Louise-Virginie BROSSOIS

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Henri OUELLET , Marie-Celeste CHOUINARD

Maternal grandparents: Michel BROSSOIT dit BOURGUIGNON , Rosalie MERCIER

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Pierre married Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT 24 November 1879 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT was born November 1858 in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne died 1 September 1950 in Buffalo, New York, USA. Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne was the child of Daniel B GRANT and Isabella CUTHBERT.

Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD) died 11 January 1929 in Buffalo, New York, USA.
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Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD) married

Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT
Marriage date: 24 November 1879
Marriage place: Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT was the child of Daniel B GRANT and Isabella CUTHBERT

Children of Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD) and Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT

John Joseph OUELETTE (WILLARD)

Born: 02/13/1884, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died: 9 November 1953, Buffalo, New York, USA

Married: Anna Catherine WALTERICH 1907

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Birth — 1858
28 May 1858
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, 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)

1879 Marriage / Partner
Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD) and Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT 24 November 1879, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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

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

1884 Birth of Child
John Joseph OUELETTE (WILLARD) was born 02/13/1884, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Pierre was 25 years old.

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)