Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) BOUCHER

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13 June 1858 , Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East

Died

28 June 1946 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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David BOUCHER Julie MOREAU

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Born: 13 June 1858 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East

Father: David BOUCHER

Mother: Julie MOREAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER , Rose DEMERS

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY , Julie SAULNIER

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Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) married Marcel Joseph BENOIT 2 August 1876 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marcel Joseph BENOIT was born 7 March 1856 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime). Marcel Joseph died 1 April 1926 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marcel Joseph was the child of Marcel BENOIT and Marie Celina LAURENT.

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) BOUCHER died 28 June 1946 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

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Spouse & Children of Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) BOUCHER

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Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) BOUCHER married

Marcel Joseph BENOIT
Marriage date: 2 August 1876
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada
Marcel Joseph BENOIT was the child of Marcel BENOIT and Marie Celina LAURENT

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Children of Marcel Joseph BENOIT and Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) BOUCHER

Marcel Osias BENOIT

Born: 11 May 1877, Saint-Louis, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: March 1964, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph BENOIT

Born: abt. 1879, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

David BENOIT

Born: 23 February 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Joseph BENOIT

Born: 3 February 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 February 1952,

Marie Clarisse BENOIT

Born: 16 March 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1967,

Albina BENOIT

Born: 18 January 1886, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 March 1974, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Henri George FERRON 29 June 1903 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Roseanna Flora M BENOIT

Born: 9 August 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Elmire Julie BENOIT

Born: 20 February 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1973,

Filiace BENOIT

Born: 1 April 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Mabel E BENOIT

Born: 1 May 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 November 1973, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Annette E BENOIT

Born: 16 May 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 April 1973, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1858
13 June 1858
Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, 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 Marriage / Partner
Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) BOUCHER and Marcel Joseph BENOIT 2 August 1876, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 18 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Marcel Osias BENOIT was born 11 May 1877, Saint-Louis, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) was 18 years old.

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)

1880 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT was born 3 February 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) was 21 years old.

1880 Birth of Child
David BENOIT was born 23 February 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) 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)

1884 Birth of Child
Marie Clarisse BENOIT was born 16 March 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) was 25 years old.

1886 Birth of Child
Albina BENOIT was born 18 January 1886, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) was 27 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Roseanna Flora M BENOIT was born 9 August 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) was 29 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Birth of Child
Elmire Julie BENOIT was born 20 February 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) was 30 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

1893 Birth of Child
Filiace BENOIT was born 1 April 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) was 34 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Mabel E BENOIT was born 1 May 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) was 36 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1899 Birth of Child
Annette E BENOIT was born 16 May 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) was 40 years old.

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)

1903 Marriage of Child
Albina BENOIT married 29 June 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Henri George FERRON

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)

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marcel Joseph BENOIT died 1 April 1926, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

Death — 1946
28 June 1946
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 88.