Joseph LEDUC (LEDUKE)

(b. 3 April 1870 , West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA d. abt. 1943 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph LEDUC (LEDUKE) was born 3 April 1870 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Joseph LEDUC (LEDUKE) was the child of Cleophas LEDUC and Marie (Mary) TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Bernard TREMBLAY and Celeste GRAVEL

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

Joseph married Catherine Agnes KEYS 18 August 1888 in West Boylston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Catherine Agnes KEYS was born abt. 1869 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Catherine Agnes died 6 November 1933 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Joseph LEDUC (LEDUKE) died abt. 1943 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
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Joseph LEDUC (LEDUKE) married

Catherine Agnes KEYS-- Date: 18 August 1888 Place: West Boylston, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Joseph LEDUC (LEDUKE) and Catherine Agnes KEYS:

Agnes Katherine LEDUC (b.4 October 1889, West Boylston, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 January 1979, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA)

Clifford LEDUC (b.14 February 1893, West Boylston, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 April 1919, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)

Rose Frances LEDUC (b.14 March 1894, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA d. 19 January 1935, Brooklyn, New York, USA )

Marie LEDUC (b.4 July 1896, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA d. , )

Helen Margaret LEDUC (b.4 November 1897, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA d. 11 November 1954, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA)

Joseph Morris LEDUC (b.8 September 1901, Warren, Rhode Island, USA d. November 1975, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Daniel Arthur LEDUC (b.1 March 1903, Warren, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 August 1978, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)

Peter Francis LEDUC (b.8 November 1904, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 March 1979, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Armand Patrick LEDUC (b.26 May 1906, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 December 1982, Revere, Massachusetts, USA )

Irene LEDUC (b.12 May 1908, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Raymond Mathews LEDUC (b.23 November 1909, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 April 1994, )

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1870 Birth
3 April 1870
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEDUC (LEDUKE) and Catherine Agnes KEYS 18 August 1888, West Boylston, Massachusetts, USA (Oakdale)

He was 18 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Birth of Child
Agnes Katherine LEDUC was born 4 October 1889, West Boylston, Massachusetts, USA (Oakdale)

Joseph was 19 years old.

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

1893 Birth of Child
Clifford LEDUC was born 14 February 1893, West Boylston, Massachusetts, USA (Oakdale)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Rose Frances LEDUC was born 14 March 1894, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Marie LEDUC was born 4 July 1896, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

Joseph was 26 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Helen Margaret LEDUC was born 4 November 1897, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

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
Joseph Morris LEDUC was born 8 September 1901, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Joseph was 31 years old.

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Daniel Arthur LEDUC was born 1 March 1903, Warren, Massachusetts, USA (West Warren)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1904 Birth of Child
Peter Francis LEDUC was born 8 November 1904, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 34 years old.

1906 Birth of Child
Armand Patrick LEDUC was born 26 May 1906, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 36 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
Irene LEDUC was born 12 May 1908, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 38 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
Raymond Mathews LEDUC was born 23 November 1909, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 39 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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 Death of Child
Clifford LEDUC died 20 April 1919, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 49 years old.

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

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))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine Agnes KEYS died 6 November 1933, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 Death of Child
Rose Frances LEDUC died 19 January 1935, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Joseph was 64 years old.

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)