Calixte GERVAIS

Born

12 July 1845 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Died

16 January 1920 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 12 July 1845 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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Calixte married Hermine LAPIERRE 21 October 1879 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hermine LAPIERRE was born October 1856 in Québec Province, Canada. Hermine died 23 July 1946 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Calixte GERVAIS died 16 January 1920 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Calixte GERVAIS

Calixte GERVAIS married

Hermine LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 21 October 1879
Marriage place: Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Calixte GERVAIS and Hermine LAPIERRE

Edmond GERVAIS

Born: 3 April 1882, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 November 1936, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie Rosalie RICHARD 1 June 1908 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1845
12 July 1845
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Calixte GERVAIS and Hermine LAPIERRE 21 October 1879, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

He was 34 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1882 Birth of Child
Edmond GERVAIS was born 3 April 1882, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Calixte was 36 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)

1908 Marriage of Child
Edmond GERVAIS married 1 June 1908, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA to Marie Rosalie RICHARD