Joseph SIMPSON

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abt. 1865 , Canada

Died

abt. 1955 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Xavier SIMPSON Philomene "Ellen" SURPRENANT

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Born: abt. 1865 in Canada

Father: Xavier SIMPSON

Mother: Philomene "Ellen" SURPRENANT

Maternal grandparents: Louis SURPRENANT , Julienne DUQUET

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Joseph married Marie Zepherine THERIAULT 21 November 1887 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Marie Zepherine THERIAULT was born April 1865 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Marie Zepherine died abt. 1962 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Marie Zepherine was the child of Jules THÉRIAULT and Valerie Ellen TREMBLAY.

Joseph SIMPSON died abt. 1955 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

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Recorded occupation: Knife Sharpener, Mill Operator

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Joseph SIMPSON married

Marie Zepherine THERIAULT
Marriage date: 21 November 1887
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Marie Zepherine THERIAULT was the child of Jules THÉRIAULT and Valerie Ellen TREMBLAY

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Joseph Simpson

groom's birth date: 1865

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groom's age: 22

bride's name: Zephrine Terriault

bride's birth date: 1865

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bride's age: 22

marriage date: 21 Nov 1887

marriage place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: Xavier Simpson

groom's mother's name: Philomine

bride's father's name: Jules Terriault

bride's mother's name: Valerice

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indexing project (batch) number: I01160-9

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 2047599

reference number: 132

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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)

1887 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SIMPSON and Marie Zepherine THERIAULT 21 November 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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)

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)

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)