George Joseph Clovis MESSIER (MACHA)

Born

8 June 1842 , Roxton Falls, Canada East

Died

28 June 1919 , Windham, Connecticut, USA

George Joseph Clovis married Marie Philomene BROUSSEAU 26 May 1867 in Chester, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Philomene BROUSSEAU was born February 1852 in Contrecœur, Canada East . Marie Philomene died 2 April 1901 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

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George Joseph Clovis MESSIER (MACHA) married

Marie Philomene BROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 26 May 1867
Marriage place: Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Children of George Joseph Clovis MESSIER (MACHA) and Marie Philomene BROUSSEAU

David Napoleon MACHA

Born: June 9, 1889, Columbia, Connecticut, USA
Died: September 14, 1954, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Married: Mary-Malvina CLAING 11 September 1911 Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1842
8 June 1842
Roxton Falls, Canada East

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

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)

1867 Marriage / Partner
George Joseph Clovis MESSIER (MACHA) and Marie Philomene BROUSSEAU 26 May 1867, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

He was 24 years old.

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)

1889 Birth of Child
David Napoleon MACHA was born June 9, 1889, Columbia, Connecticut, USA

George Joseph Clovis was 47 years old.

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)

1901 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Philomene BROUSSEAU died 2 April 1901, Fall River, 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)

1911 Marriage of Child
David Napoleon MACHA married 11 September 1911, Windham, Connecticut, USA to Mary-Malvina CLAING