Athanase LAVIGNE

Born

28 March 1852 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Died

26 October 1934 , Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada

Athanase married Azilda DESILETS 7 October 1872 in Ste-Helene, Chester, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Azilda DESILETS was born 4 March 1852 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East . Azilda was the child of Oliver-Placid DESILETS and Luce CAMIRAND .

Parents & Family of Athanase LAVIGNE

Parents of Athanase LAVIGNE

Father

Alexis LAVIGNE dit RIVARD

Mother

Julie BARIL

Grandparents of Athanase LAVIGNE

Paternal grandparents

Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE Julie POISSON

Maternal grandparents

Joseph BARIL Angélique ROBERGE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Athanase LAVIGNE

Athanase LAVIGNE married

Azilda DESILETS
Marriage date: 7 October 1872
Marriage place: Ste-Helene, Chester, Quebec, Canada
Azilda DESILETS was the child of Oliver-Placid DESILETS and Luce CAMIRAND

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Athanase LAVIGNE and Azilda DESILETS

Frederick Joseph LAVIGNE

Born: 1 June 1880, Schoolcraft, Houghton, Michigan, USA
Died: 17 November 1962, Biddeford, Maine, USA

Married: Marie Leda Eudoxie SAVOIE 21 October 1902

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1763–1791: Province of Québec
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Birth — 1852
28 March 1852
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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.

1872 Marriage / Partner
Athanase LAVIGNE and Azilda DESILETS 7 October 1872, Ste-Helene, Chester, Quebec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

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)

1880 Birth of Child
Frederick Joseph LAVIGNE was born 1 June 1880, Schoolcraft, Houghton, Michigan, USA

Athanase 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)

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.

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 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada