Joseph DESROSIERS

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abt. 1858 , Trois-Rivières, Canada East

Died

April 12, 1937 , Dexter, Maine, USA

Age: 79
Cause of Death: Heart Attack

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Born: abt. 1858 in Trois-Rivières, Canada East

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Joseph was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1900.

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Joseph married Elizabeth COTE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth COTE was born abt. 1862 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Elizabeth died April 12, 1957 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.

Joseph DESROSIERS died April 12, 1937 in Dexter, Maine, 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.

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Children of Joseph DESROSIERS and Elizabeth COTE

Cecile DESROSIERS

Born: November 30, 1900, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Died: July 27, 1978, Waterville, Maine, USA

Married: Robert CINQ-MARS

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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)

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)

1900 Birth of Child
Cecile DESROSIERS was born November 30, 1900, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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)

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)

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))

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)

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Joseph Derosiers

Joseph Derosiers died suddenly from a heart attack Monday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Cinq-Mars on Liberty street. He was born in Canada 80 years ago.

Funeral services were held in Lowell, Mass., Wednesday forenoon. Besides his daughter, and three grandchildren, Alice, Adelaide, and Robert Cinq-Mars of this town there are several surviving relatives in Massachusetts.