Valerie Marie GAGNE

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5 March 1848 , Cap-Chat, Canada East

Died

abt. 1934 , Waterville, Maine, USA

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Born: 5 March 1848 in Cap-Chat, Canada East

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Valerie Marie married Charles François Xavier PROULX 24 February 1868 in Cap-Chat, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles François Xavier PROULX was born September 1846 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Charles François Xavier died abt. 1915 in Waterville, Maine, USA.

Valerie Marie GAGNE died abt. 1934 in Waterville, Maine, USA.

daughter of Vincent Gagne and Euphemie Parant

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Valerie Marie GAGNE married

Charles François Xavier PROULX
Marriage date: 24 February 1868
Marriage place: Cap-Chat, Québec, Canada

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Children of Charles François Xavier PROULX and Valerie Marie GAGNE

Edward PROULX

Born: 13 October 1879, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 January 1956, Waterville, Maine, USA

Married: Josephine MATTHEWS (MATHIEU) 16 September 1907 Place: Waterville, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1848
5 March 1848
Cap-Chat, Canada East

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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

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

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.

1868 Marriage / Partner
Valerie Marie GAGNE and Charles François Xavier PROULX 24 February 1868, Cap-Chat, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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)

1879 Birth of Child
Edward PROULX was born 13 October 1879, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Valerie Marie was 31 years old.

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 - 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)

1907 Marriage of Child
Edward PROULX married 16 September 1907, Waterville, Maine, USA to Josephine MATTHEWS (MATHIEU)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)