Saul DONAIS

Born

9 March 1862 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Died

21 November 1935 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS)Zoe DUFRESNE

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Born: 9 March 1862 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Father: Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS)

Mother: Zoe DUFRESNE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DAUNAIS , Marguerite CHOLETTE

Maternal grandparents: Eusebe DUFRESNE , Sophie FONTAINE

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Saul married Helene LUSSIER 18 February 1884 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helene LUSSIER was born 29 January 1865 in Québec Province, Canada. Helene died 29 April 1911 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Saul DONAIS died 21 November 1935 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.

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Saul DONAIS married

Helene LUSSIER
Marriage date: 18 February 1884
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Saul DONAIS and Helene LUSSIER

Arthur DONAIS

Born: December 8, 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 October 1943, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lillian Marie Adelaide LAVALLEE 30 October 1916 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1862
9 March 1862
Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 Marriage / Partner
Saul DONAIS and Helene LUSSIER 18 February 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 21 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)

1889 Birth of Child
Arthur DONAIS was born December 8, 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Saul was 27 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)

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)