Zephirin PLASSE

Born

4 August 1857 , Yamaska, Canada East

Died

abt. 1933 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Zephirin married Mary PLANTE 29 January 1885 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary PLANTE was born 10 November 1865 in Québec Province, Canada. Mary died abt. 1947 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.

Parents & Family of Zephirin PLASSE

Parents of Zephirin PLASSE

Father

André PLASSE

Mother

Adelaide GAGNON

Grandparents of Zephirin PLASSE

Paternal grandparents

Andre-Henry PLASSE Catherine LAVALLEE

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Zephirin PLASSE

Zephirin PLASSE married

Mary PLANTE
Marriage date: 29 January 1885
Marriage place: Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Zephirin PLASSE and Mary PLANTE

Olivier PLASSE

Born: 2 October 1884, Yamaska, Québec, Canada
Died: May 1968, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Amanda ETHIER 9 April 1907 Place: Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Zephirin's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1857
4 August 1857
Yamaska, Canada East

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.

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)

1884 Birth of Child
Olivier PLASSE was born 2 October 1884, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Zephirin was 27 years old.

1885 Marriage / Partner
Zephirin PLASSE and Mary PLANTE 29 January 1885, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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
Olivier PLASSE married 9 April 1907, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada to Amanda ETHIER

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