Francois GAZAILLE dit ST GERMAIN

Born

13 August 1826 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Died

11 October 1907 , Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 81
Cause of Death: Stone of the bladder/old age

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Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN Marie MORIN

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Born: 13 August 1826 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother: Marie MORIN

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN , Marie-Mery BONNIER dite LAPLANTE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MORIN , Marie-Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Francois was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1866.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey

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Francois married Marie CROISETIERE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie CROISETIERE was born 6 April 1831 in Canada. Marie died 20 February 1911 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro).

Francois GAZAILLE dit ST GERMAIN died 11 October 1907 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA .
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Recorded occupation: Laborer

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Francois GAZAILLE dit ST GERMAIN married

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Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST GERMAIN

Born: 2 November 1854, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Died: 30 April 1921, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Catherine Sophie Victorie CROISETIÈRE

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Birth — 1826
13 August 1826
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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)

1854 Birth of Child
Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST GERMAIN was born 2 November 1854, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Francois was 28 years old.

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.