Virginia GIRARD

Born

9 July 1854 , Trois-Rivières, Canada East

Died

28 November 1918 , Maine, USA

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Born: 9 July 1854 in Trois-Rivières, Canada East

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Virginia married Benjamin BRISSETTE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin BRISSETTE was born 10 August 1851 in Champlain, New York, USA. Benjamin died 28 January 1919 in Caribou, Maine, USA.

Virginia GIRARD died 28 November 1918 in Maine, USA.

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Virginia GIRARD married

Benjamin BRISSETTE
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Children of Benjamin BRISSETTE and Virginia GIRARD

Gelase Henry BRISSETTE

Born: 19 April 1877, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 May 1960, Caribou, Maine, USA

Married: Elizabeth "Eliza" DAMBOISE 2 July 1900 Place: Caribou, Maine, USA

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

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Birth — 1854
9 July 1854
Trois-Rivières, Canada East

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 Birth of Child
Gelase Henry BRISSETTE was born 19 April 1877, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Virginia was 22 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)

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)

1900 Marriage of Child
Gelase Henry BRISSETTE married 2 July 1900, Caribou, Maine, USA to Elizabeth "Eliza" DAMBOISE

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)