Guillaume ST JEAN

Born

8 August 1866 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada East

Died

21 June 1935 , Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Guillaume married Leida LAJOIE 17 May 1897 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leida LAJOIE was born 21 July 1873 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada . Leida died 10 July 1955 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Leida was the child of Thomas LAJOIE dit NORMANDIN and Celanire CHAMBERLAND .

Parents & Family of Guillaume ST JEAN

Parents of Guillaume ST JEAN

Father

Joseph Moyre ST JEAN

Mother

Rosanna THIFFEAULT

Grandparents of Guillaume ST JEAN

Paternal grandparents

François-Xavier ST JEAN Domitelle CHAPUT

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Guillaume was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1879.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Guillaume ST JEAN

Guillaume ST JEAN married

Leida LAJOIE
Marriage date: 17 May 1897
Marriage place: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Leida LAJOIE was the child of Thomas LAJOIE dit NORMANDIN and Celanire CHAMBERLAND

Children of Guillaume ST JEAN and Leida LAJOIE

Alice Blanche ST. JEAN

Born: 08/1900, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 06/18/1979, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

Married: George Arthur ELLIOTT

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1866
8 August 1866
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada East

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 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume ST JEAN and Leida LAJOIE 17 May 1897, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

He was 30 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1900 Birth of Child
Alice Blanche ST. JEAN was born 08/1900, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Guillaume was 34 years old.

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)