François POTVIN

Born

18 July 1861 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Died

abt. 1921 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 18 July 1861 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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François married Celina NADEAU . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Celina NADEAU was born August 1862 in Canada. Celina died abt. 1911 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

François POTVIN died abt. 1921 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Celina NADEAU
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Joseph Ovide POTVIN

Born: 24 May 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 December 1958, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Eva LIPPE 31 December 1934 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Beatrice POTVIN

Born: abt. 1888, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1958, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Eusebe LALIBERTE 1941 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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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 — 1861
18 July 1861
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

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)

1887 Birth of Child
Joseph Ovide POTVIN was born 24 May 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

François was 25 years old.

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.

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)