Marie Florence GIRARD

Born

17 August 1827 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Died

31 March 1909 , Highgate, Vermont, USA

Marie Florence married Antoine FILION 28 October 1850 in Rouville, Saint-Georges-de-Noyan, Iberville, Quebec Canada .
Antoine FILION was born 2 May 1823 in Napierville, Lower Canada . Antoine died 17 July 1856 in Napierville, Canada East . Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste FILION and Angélique PARÉ .

Parents & Family of Marie Florence GIRARD

Parents of Marie Florence GIRARD

Father

Thomas GIRARD

Mother

Julie DUGAS dite LABRECHE

Grandparents of Marie Florence GIRARD

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Louis GIRARD Emerentienne BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents

Jacques DUGAS dit LABRECHE Catherine LAVENTURE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie Florence GIRARD

Marie Florence GIRARD married

Antoine FILION
Marriage date: 28 October 1850
Marriage place: Rouville, Saint-Georges-de-Noyan, Iberville, Quebec Canada
Antoine FILION was the child of Jean-Baptiste FILION and Angélique PARÉ

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

Children of Antoine FILION and Marie Florence GIRARD

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1827
17 August 1827
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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)

1850 Marriage / Partner
Marie Florence GIRARD and Antoine FILION 28 October 1850, Rouville, Saint-Georges-de-Noyan, Iberville, Quebec Canada

She was 23 years old.

1856 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine FILION died 17 July 1856, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

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 - 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)

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

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)

Death — 1909
31 March 1909
Highgate, Vermont, USA
She died at the age of 81.

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