Louisa MITCHELL

Born

12 March 1847 , Saint-Césaire, Canada East

Died

18 March 1918 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 12 March 1847 in Saint-Césaire, Canada East

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Louisa married Peter PROVOST 1 January 1866 in Milton, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Peter PROVOST was born abt. 1846 in Westford, Vermont, USA. Peter died 28 July 1882 in Roxbury, Vermont, USA.

Louisa MITCHELL died 18 March 1918 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louisa MITCHELL

Louisa MITCHELL married

Peter PROVOST
Marriage date: 1 January 1866
Marriage place: Milton, Vermont, USA

Children of Peter PROVOST and Louisa MITCHELL

Josephine Virginia PROVOST

Born: 11 April 1880, Roxbury, Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1949, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Felix Charles ETHIER (AKEY) 3 April 1913 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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1763–1791: Province of Québec
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1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1847
12 March 1847
Saint-Césaire, 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)

1866 Marriage / Partner
Louisa MITCHELL and Peter PROVOST 1 January 1866, Milton, Vermont, USA

She was 18 years old.

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)

1880 Birth of Child
Josephine Virginia PROVOST was born 11 April 1880, Roxbury, Vermont, USA

Louisa was 33 years old.

1882 Death of Spouse/Partner
Peter PROVOST died 28 July 1882, Roxbury, Vermont, USA

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)