Melvina LACOMBE

Born

28 May 1846 , Louiseville, Canada East

Died

22 February 1919 , La Moure, North Dakota, USA

Parents & Family of Melvina LACOMBE

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Born: 28 May 1846 in Louiseville, Canada East

Parents of Melvina LACOMBE

Father

Edouard LACOMBE

Mother

Aurelie LESAGE

Grandparents of Melvina LACOMBE

Paternal grandparents

Alexandre LACOMBE Josephte GODIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LESAGE Josephte DUENNE dite LEMAITRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Melvina married Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY 28 July 1867 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY was born 15 January 1840 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Joseph died 31 July 1898 in Verona, La Moure, North Dakota, USA. Joseph was the child of André CHATEAU dit GODFROY and Marie LEFORT.

Melvina LACOMBE died 22 February 1919 in La Moure, North Dakota, USA.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Melvina LACOMBE

Melvina LACOMBE married

Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY
Marriage date: 28 July 1867
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East
Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY was the child of André CHATEAU dit GODFROY and Marie LEFORT

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY and Melvina LACOMBE

Georgia Anna GODFREY

Born: 22 March 1879, Sweetsburg, Québec, Canada
Died: 9 April 1934, Lamoure, La Moure, North Dakota, USA

Married: Henry August LAU 13 April 1898

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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 — 1846
28 May 1846
Louiseville, 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)

1867 Marriage / Partner
Melvina LACOMBE and Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY 28 July 1867, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

She was 21 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)

1879 Birth of Child
Georgia Anna GODFREY was born 22 March 1879, Sweetsburg, Québec, Canada

Melvina was 32 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)

1898 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY died 31 July 1898, Verona, La Moure, North Dakota, USA

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)