Melina LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

(b. abt. 1854 , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 June 1921 , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA )

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Melina LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born abt. 1854 in Québec Province, Canada

Melina LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was the child of ? and ?

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

Melina married Jean Baptiste PERREAULT 7 January 1870 in St-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean Baptiste PERREAULT was born 8 May 1845 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Jean Baptiste died 7 January 1926 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Jean Baptiste was the child of Michel PERRAULT and Emelie GOULET.

Melina LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN died 17 June 1921 in Holyoke, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Melina LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

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Melina LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN married

Jean Baptiste PERREAULT-- Date: 7 January 1870 Place: St-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Québec, Canada
Jean Baptiste PERREAULT was the child of Michel PERRAULT and Emelie GOULET

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Children of Jean Baptiste PERREAULT and Melina LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN:

George Joseph PERRAULT (PERREAULT) (b.18 September 1888, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 August 1962, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Anne Tharsile FRAPPIER 1906 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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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.

1870 Marriage / Partner
Melina LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN and Jean Baptiste PERREAULT 7 January 1870, St-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Québec, 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.

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)

1888 Birth of Child
George Joseph PERRAULT (PERREAULT) was born 18 September 1888, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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)