Pierre POIRIER

Born

February 1857 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

abt. 1910 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: February 1857 in Québec Province, Canada

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Pierre married Alphonsine BENOIT 3 November 1881 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alphonsine BENOIT was born October 1858 in Québec Province, Canada. Alphonsine died abt. 1932 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Pierre POIRIER died abt. 1910 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre POIRIER

Pierre POIRIER married

Alphonsine BENOIT
Marriage date: 3 November 1881
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Pierre POIRIER and Alphonsine BENOIT

Marie Alphonsine POIRIER

Born: 15 March 1883, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1962, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Pierre Arsene PELOQUIN 19 October 1914 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 — 1857
February 1857
Québec Province, Canada

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)

1881 Marriage / Partner
Pierre POIRIER and Alphonsine BENOIT 3 November 1881, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 24 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Marie Alphonsine POIRIER was born 15 March 1883, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Pierre was 26 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)

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)