Philomene HENRI

(b. 10 May 1837 , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 April 1916 , Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )
Cause of Death: Breast Cancer

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Philomene HENRI was born 10 May 1837 in Québec Province, Canada

Philomene HENRI was the child of Michel HENRY (HENRI) and Basilisse LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste HENRI dit JACQUES and Geneviève GOULET (maternal) Ambroise LEMIEUX and Josephte COUTURE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Philomene married Michel TOUSSAINT 17 January 1860 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel TOUSSAINT was born 29 September 1833 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Michel died 22 May 1896 in St. Remi de Tingwick, Arthrabaska , Quebec, Canada . Michel was the child of Ignace TOUSSAINT and Reine LAINÉ dite LALIBERTÉ.

Philomene HENRI died 8 April 1916 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Philomene HENRI married

Michel TOUSSAINT-- Date: 17 January 1860 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East
Michel TOUSSAINT was the child of Ignace TOUSSAINT and Reine LAINÉ dite LALIBERTÉ

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Children of Michel TOUSSAINT and Philomene HENRI:

Hermanegilde TOUSSAINT (b.14 July 1864, St. Isadore de Bellechase, Canada East d. 11 February 1945, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )
m. Angelina BEAUSOLEIL 16 April 1888 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Etienne TOUSSAINT (b.abt. 1873, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1837 Birth
10 May 1837
Québec Province, Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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

1860 Marriage / Partner
Philomene HENRI and Michel TOUSSAINT 17 January 1860, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

She was 22 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Hermanegilde TOUSSAINT was born 14 July 1864, St. Isadore de Bellechase, Québec, Canada

Philomene was 27 years old.

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)

1888 Marriage of Child
Hermanegilde TOUSSAINT married 16 April 1888, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale) to Angelina BEAUSOLEIL

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

1896 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel TOUSSAINT died 22 May 1896, St. Remi de Tingwick, Arthrabaska , Quebec, 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)

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)