Joseph CAYA

(b. abt. 1870 , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1907 , Montréal, Québec, Canada )

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Joseph CAYA was born abt. 1870 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph CAYA was the child of Isaie-Jean CAYA and Julia MAINVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CAYA and Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR (maternal) Jean-Baptiste-Francois MAINVILLE and Angélique LAUZON

Joseph CAYA died abt. 1907 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .

possible death dates - not sure which is correct
10 Sept 1894?
9 Oct 1907?

No de concession : P 02903

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1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 Canadian Census
Name: Joseph Caía
Title:
Gender: Male
Age: 11y
Calulated Birth Year: 1870
Birthplace: Quebec
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Ethnic Origin: French
Religion: Catholique
Head of Household: Isaí Caía
Born During Last Year:
Census Place: St-Jean-Baptiste (Village), Hochelaga, Quebec, Canada
District Number: 91
Sub District: A
Division: 3
Page Number: 59
House Number: 1165692
Family Number: 322
Digital Folder Number: 4465263
Image Number: 00176
Film Number: 1375857
Library and Archives Canada Film Number: C-13221
Collection: Canada Census, 1881

1881 Canadian Census
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

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

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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.