Philomene BENOIT

(b. February 1861 , Farnham, Canada East d. 5 February 1934 , West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Philomene BENOIT was born February 1861 in Farnham, Canada East

Philomene BENOIT was the child of ? and ?

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Philomene married Euclid Louis PROVOST 13 July 1885 in Farnham, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euclid Louis PROVOST was born abt. 1852 in Farnham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Romuald-de-Farnham). Euclid Louis died 30 March 1936 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Philomene BENOIT died 5 February 1934 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, 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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Philomene BENOIT married

Euclid Louis PROVOST-- Date: 13 July 1885 Place: Farnham, Québec, Canada

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Children of Euclid Louis PROVOST and Philomene BENOIT:

Hilaire Joseph PROVOST (b.29 June 1892, Cohoes, New York, USA d. 26 February 1957, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Marie Alphonsine ÉTHIER 25 November 1913 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1861 Birth
February 1861
Farnham, 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)

1885 Marriage / Partner
Philomene BENOIT and Euclid Louis PROVOST 13 July 1885, Farnham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Romuald-de-Farnham)

She was 24 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

1892 Birth of Child
Hilaire Joseph PROVOST was born 29 June 1892, Cohoes, New York, USA

Philomene was 31 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)

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)

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)

1913 Marriage of Child
Hilaire Joseph PROVOST married 25 November 1913, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie Alphonsine ÉTHIER

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)