Amelia (Emily) BENJAMIN

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July 1865 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

abt. 1951 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Pierre BENJAMIN Philomene BOUCHER

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Born: July 1865 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre BENJAMIN

Mother: Philomene BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN , Marie-Josephe CYR

Maternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER , Rose DEMERS

Amelia (Emily) was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1868.
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Amelia (Emily) married David BERCUME 26 July 1891 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA . David BERCUME was born 6 June 1857 in Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale). David died 26 June 1929 David was the child of Augustin BERTHIAUME (BERCUME) and Mary Marthe MOUSSET.

Amelia (Emily) BENJAMIN died abt. 1951 in Worcester, Massachusetts, 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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Amelia (Emily) BENJAMIN married

David BERCUME
Marriage date: 26 July 1891
Marriage place: Spencer, Massachusetts, USA
David BERCUME was the child of Augustin BERTHIAUME (BERCUME) and Mary Marthe MOUSSET

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Birth — 1865
July 1865
Québec Province, Canada

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

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

1870 Ellenburg, Clinton, New York
Name: Amelia Benjamin
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Gender: Female
Age (Original): 8y
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada
Event Place: New York, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Peter Benjamin M 30y Canada
Philomon Benjamin F 28y Canada
Philomon Benjamin F 11y Canada
Rosella Benjamin F 9y New York
Amelia Benjamin F 8y Canada
Peter Benjamin M 6y Canada
Clara Benjamin F 2y New York
Frank Benjamin M 1m New York
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1880 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Amelia Benjamin
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Works In Woolen Mill
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Date: 1862
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: Peter Benjamin
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Ellen Benjamin
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Page: 188
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 116
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0566
GS Film number: 1254566
Digital Folder Number: 004241648
Image Number: 00194
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Peter Benjamin M 45 Canada
Wife Ellen Benjamin F 42 Canada
Daughter Rosa Benjamin F 20 Canada
Daughter Amelia Benjamin F 18 Canada
Daughter Clara Benjamin F 14 New York, United States
Son David Benjamin M 6 Massachusetts, United States
Daughter Matilda Benjamin F 3...Read full story

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1891 Marriage / Partner
Amelia (Emily) BENJAMIN and David BERCUME 26 July 1891, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

She was 26 years old.

1891
Name: David Bercume
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Jul 1891
Event Place: Spencer, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 34
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Father's Name: Augustus
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Mother's Name: Mary Mo...Tt
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Spouse's Name: Emily Benjamin
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Spouse's Father's Name: Piter
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Spouse's Mother's Name: Philomina Boucher
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Certificate Number: 83
GS Film number: 1651232
Digital Folder Number: 4332363
Image Number: 00487
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'Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ N4HX-5WG : accessed 03 Apr 2013), David Bercume and Emily Benjamin, 1891.

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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)

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 Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Emily Bercume
Age: 52
[56]
Birth Year: abt 1868
[abt 1864]
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1920: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1892
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: David Bercume
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
David Bercume 61
Emily Bercume 52
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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)