George POIRIER

(b. April 1866 , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1927 , Thompson, Connecticut, USA )

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George POIRIER was born April 1866 in Québec Province, Canada

George POIRIER was the child of ? and ?

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George married Albina GAMACHE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Albina GAMACHE was born March 1869 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada. Albina died 6 December 1953 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock).

George POIRIER died abt. 1927 in Thompson, Connecticut, 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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George POIRIER married

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Children of George POIRIER and Albina GAMACHE:

Beatrice V POIRIER (b.11 April 1902, Thompson, Connecticut, USA d. 23 March 1990, Putnam, Connecticut, USA )
m. Arsene BLAIN 1 January 1921

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1866 Birth
April 1866
Québec Province, Canada

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 Birth of Child
Beatrice V POIRIER was born 11 April 1902, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

George was 36 years old.

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)