Seraphin MENARD

(b. 6 January 1844 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East d. 1 November 1928 , Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )

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Seraphin MENARD was born 6 January 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Seraphin MENARD was the child of Jeremie MENARD and Sophie LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MENARD and Marie-Angélique GIRARD (maternal) Jerome LAVOIE and Marie LEMIEUX

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Seraphin married Demerise TREMBLAY 30 January 1865 in Chicoutimi, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Demerise TREMBLAY was born 5 June 1842 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Demerise died 12 August 1908 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Demerise was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephe DUFOUR.

Seraphin MENARD died 1 November 1928 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada .
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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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Seraphin MENARD married

Demerise TREMBLAY-- Date: 30 January 1865 Place: Chicoutimi, Canada East
Demerise TREMBLAY was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephe DUFOUR

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Children of Seraphin MENARD and Demerise TREMBLAY:

Ernest MENARD (b.1 December 1871, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada d. 5 November 1929, )
m. Hélène BILODEAU 19 July 1898 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

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1844 Birth
6 January 1844
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Marriage / Partner
Seraphin MENARD and Demerise TREMBLAY 30 January 1865, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

He was 21 years old.

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1871 Birth of Child
Ernest MENARD was born 1 December 1871, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Seraphin was 27 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1898 Marriage of Child
Ernest MENARD married 19 July 1898, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Hélène BILODEAU

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)