Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

(b. 19 March 1869 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada d. 21 March 1951 , )

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Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 19 March 1869 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of ? and ?

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Joseph married Harriet M FAIRBANKS 22 April 1895 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Harriet M FAIRBANKS was born 18 July 1873 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Harriet M died 6 September 1949 in Massachusetts, USA.

Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE died 21 March 1951
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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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

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Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married

Harriet M FAIRBANKS-- Date: 22 April 1895 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Harriet M FAIRBANKS:

Martha Evelyn CHAMPAGNE (b.14 January 1909, , Massachusetts, USA d. 19 July 1993, )
m. Alban Adrien GIROUX 28 August 1948 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Sarah Gertrude CHAMPAGNE (b.15 March 1915, , Massachusetts, USA d. 30 August 1974, , Massachusetts, USA)
m. Joseph Alphonse GIROUX 27 September 1943 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1869 Birth
19 March 1869
Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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

1895 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Harriet M FAIRBANKS 22 April 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 26 years old.

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)

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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)

1909 Birth of Child
Martha Evelyn CHAMPAGNE was born 14 January 1909, , Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 39 years old.

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)

1915 Birth of Child
Sarah Gertrude CHAMPAGNE was born 15 March 1915, , Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 46 years old.

Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Route Nationale
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Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Villa D'Autry Beach
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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.

Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Villa D'Autray Cabins, Lanoraie, Que.
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Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Chez-Nous Motel and Cabins on the Beach, Lanoraie, Que.
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1943 Marriage of Child
Sarah Gertrude CHAMPAGNE married 27 September 1943, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Joseph Alphonse GIROUX

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)

1948 Marriage of Child
Martha Evelyn CHAMPAGNE married 28 August 1948 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Alban Adrien GIROUX