Melanise BOULAY (BOULEY)

Born

20 November 1853 , L'Acadie, Canada East

Died

19 June 1936 , Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

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Antoine BOULAY Florence BRUN

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Born: 20 November 1853 in L'Acadie, Canada East

Father: Antoine BOULAY

Mother: Florence BRUN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BOULAY (BOULEY) , Marguerite QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME

Maternal grandparents: Rene-Hyppolite BRUN , Marie-Marguerite CHARLAND

Melanise was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1871.
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Melanise married Pierre (Peter) PLANTE abt. 1875 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Pierre (Peter) PLANTE was born 2 April 1853 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Forestdale) (Slatersville). Pierre (Peter) died 1 June 1911 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater). Pierre (Peter) was the child of Louis PLANTE and Lucie LALUE dite LAMONTAGNE.

Melanise BOULAY (BOULEY) died 19 June 1936 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA .
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Melanise BOULAY (BOULEY) married

Pierre (Peter) PLANTE
Marriage date: abt. 1875
Marriage place: North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Pierre (Peter) PLANTE was the child of Louis PLANTE and Lucie LALUE dite LAMONTAGNE

Children of Pierre (Peter) PLANTE and Melanise BOULAY (BOULEY)

Emily PLANTE

Born: February 1877, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: ,

Emory J PLANTE

Born: 16 February 1877, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 27 January 1956,

Married: Malina STONE 24 October 1898 Place: Warren, Rhode Island, USA

George Joseph PLANTE

Born: 1 January 1879, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 30 July 1961, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Susan Jane "Jennie" BAKER 21 February 1903 Place: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

Joseph Odilon PLANTE

Born: 27 July 1882, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 15 December 1950, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Eva E FORTIN 14 September 1903 Place: Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Rosanna (Rosa) PLANTE

Born: 27 July 1882, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Died: ,

Albert Joseph PLANTE

Born: 22 July 1884, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1961,

Married: Mary Elizabeth MCDONALD 7 September 1910 Place: Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Eva Marion PLANTE

Born: 10 May 1886, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 7 January 1943, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

Dora Josephine PLANTE

Born: 17 February 1889, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 3 May 1974,

Married: Joseph Theodore HOULE 1918

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Birth — 1853
20 November 1853
L'Acadie, Canada East

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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 Birth of Child
Emily PLANTE was born February 1877, , Rhode Island, USA

Melanise was 23 years old.

1877 Birth of Child
Emory J PLANTE was born 16 February 1877, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Forestdale) (Slatersville)

Melanise was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
George Joseph PLANTE was born 1 January 1879, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Forestdale) (Slatersville)

Melanise was 25 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Joseph Odilon PLANTE was born 27 July 1882, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Melanise was 28 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Rosanna (Rosa) PLANTE was born 27 July 1882, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Melanise was 28 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
Albert Joseph PLANTE was born 22 July 1884, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Melanise was 30 years old.

1886 Birth of Child
Eva Marion PLANTE was born 10 May 1886, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Forestdale) (Slatersville)

Melanise was 32 years old.

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

1889 Birth of Child
Dora Josephine PLANTE was born 17 February 1889, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Melanise was 35 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

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

1898 Marriage of Child
Emory J PLANTE married 24 October 1898, Warren, Rhode Island, USA to Malina STONE

1900 - Smithfield, Rhode Island
Name: Mary L Plant
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Smithfield town, east side, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Number of Living Children: 6
Years Married: 25
Birth Date: Nov 1854
Birthplace: Canada Fr
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1875
Immigration Year: 1871
Father's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother of how many children: 6
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter Plant Head Male 47 Rhode Island
Mary L Plant Wife Female 46 Canada Fr
Emily Plant Daughter Female 23 Rhode Island
George Plant Son Male 20 Rhode Island
Joseph Plant Son Male 18 Rhode Island
Albert Plant Son Male 16 Rhode Island
Eva Plant Daughter Female 14 Rhode Island
Dora Plant Daughter Female 11 Rhode Island
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1903 Marriage of Child
George Joseph PLANTE married 21 February 1903, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket) to Susan Jane "Jennie" BAKER

1903 Marriage of Child
Joseph Odilon PLANTE married 14 September 1903, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater) to Eva E FORTIN

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)

1910 - Smithfield, Rhode Island
Name: Milinese Plante
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 56
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Birthplace: Canada
Immigration Year: 1871
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 2
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter Plante Head Male 56 Rhode Island
Milinese Plante Wife Female 56 Canada
Albert J Plante Son Male 25 Rhode Island
Eva H Plante Daughter Female 23 Rhode Island
Dora J Plante Daughter Female 21 Rhode Island
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1910 Marriage of Child
Albert Joseph PLANTE married 7 September 1910, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater) to Mary Elizabeth MCDONALD

1911 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre (Peter) PLANTE died 1 June 1911, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

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)

Death
Name: Melanise Bouley Plante
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 19 Jun 1936
Death Place: Smithfield, Georgeville, Rhode Island
Age: 83
Birth Date: 1853
Birthplace:
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Peter J. Plante
Father's Name: Anthony Bouley
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Florence Brown Bouley
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03147-7
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 1954392
Reference ID: 4

'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F8C8-Y9Y : 10 March 2018), Peter J. Plante in entry for Melanise Bouley Plante, 19 Jun 1936; citing Smithfield, Georgeville, Rhode Island, reference 4; FHL microfilm 1,954,392.
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