Louis LAJOICE

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21 May 1814 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Died

24 October 1910 , St Ignace, Michigan, USA

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Born: 21 May 1814 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Louis married Mary LEVEQUE 18 March 1837 in Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary LEVEQUE was born 29 December 1822 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA. Mary died 27 June 1905 in St Ignace, Michigan, USA.

Louis LAJOICE died 24 October 1910 in St Ignace, Michigan, 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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Louis LAJOICE married

Mary LEVEQUE
Marriage date: 18 March 1837
Marriage place: Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA

Children of Louis LAJOICE and Mary LEVEQUE

Josephine Josette LAJOICE

Born: May 1850, , Canada
Died: 6 May 1922, Rexton, Hendricks, Mackinac, Michigan, USA

Married: Joseph DERUSHA 4 January 1864 Place: St Ignace, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1814
21 May 1814
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1837 Marriage / Partner
Louis LAJOICE and Mary LEVEQUE 18 March 1837, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)

He was 22 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1850 Birth of Child
Josephine Josette LAJOICE was born May 1850, , Canada

Louis was 35 years old.

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)

1864 Marriage of Child
Josephine Josette LAJOICE married 4 January 1864, St Ignace, Michigan, USA to Joseph DERUSHA

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)

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)

1905 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary LEVEQUE died 27 June 1905, St Ignace, Michigan, USA

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)

Death — 1910
24 October 1910
St Ignace, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 96.

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