Marie Alphonsine PONTON

Born

02 June 1849 , Henryville, Canada East

Died

abt. 1937 , Massachusetts, USA

Age: 88
Cause of Death: Unknown

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Born: 02 June 1849 in Henryville, Canada East

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Marie Alphonsine married Prospere BENJAMIN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Prospere BENJAMIN was born 28 April 1841 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). Prospere died 25 March 1916 in Unknown? USA?.

Marie Alphonsine PONTON died abt. 1937 in Massachusetts, USA.
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Polydore BENJAMIN

Born: 11 October 1887, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada
Died: 17 January 1968, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Married: Lydia-Helena CHOQUETTE 14 January 1908 Place: Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

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Birth — 1849
02 June 1849
Henryville, 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 - 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)

1887 Birth of Child
Polydore BENJAMIN was born 11 October 1887, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada

Marie Alphonsine was 38 years old.

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)