Benjamin LEBLANC

Born

October 12 1853 , Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

February 22 1908 , Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada

Age: 55

Benjamin married Madeleine-Virginie LANDRY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine-Virginie LANDRY was born November 9 1859 in D'Escousse, Nova Scotia, Canada. Madeleine-Virginie died January 9 1926 in Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Parents & Family of Benjamin LEBLANC

Parents of Benjamin LEBLANC

Father

Benjamin LEBLANC

Mother

Julie THERIAULT

Grandparents of Benjamin LEBLANC

Paternal grandparents

Gaetean LEBLANC Judith BABIN

Maternal grandparents

Desire THERIOT Francoise MARMEAU

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Sea Captain

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benjamin LEBLANC

Benjamin LEBLANC married

Madeleine-Virginie LANDRY
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Children of Benjamin LEBLANC and Madeleine-Virginie LANDRY

Gustave Gordon LEBLANC

Born: May 1 1894, Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: March 14 1933, New Victoria, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Blanche MACGILLIVARY

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Birth — 1853
October 12 1853
Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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)

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 Birth of Child
Gustave Gordon LEBLANC was born May 1 1894, Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada

Benjamin was 40 years old.

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)