Alphonse LEGENDRE

Born

1 August 1859 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East

Died

17 January 1944 , Verner, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Age: 84

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Edmond LEGENDRE Marie BERGERON

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Born: 1 August 1859 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East

Father: Edmond LEGENDRE

Mother: Marie BERGERON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph LEGENDRE , Elisabeth MCCRAW (MCRAE)

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Alphonse married Delphine "Delphina" DESJARDINS 22 October 1888 in Champion, Marquette, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Delphine "Delphina" DESJARDINS was born October 7,1865 in Saint-Jerusalem, Quebec, Canada. Delphine "Delphina" died 23 February 1945 in Verner, Ontario, Canada. Delphine "Delphina" was the child of Felix DESJARDINS and Delphine BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR.

Alphonse LEGENDRE died 17 January 1944 in Verner, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada.

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Recorded occupation: Farmer, Lands Agent, Justice of the Peace

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Alphonse LEGENDRE married

Delphine "Delphina" DESJARDINS
Marriage date: 22 October 1888
Marriage place: Champion, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Delphine "Delphina" DESJARDINS was the child of Felix DESJARDINS and Delphine BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR

Children of Alphonse LEGENDRE and Delphine "Delphina" DESJARDINS

Flore LEGENDRE

Born: 7 February 1895, Champion, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Died: 16 January 1969, Verner, Ontario, Canada

Married: Andy CAZABON 6 May 1912

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Birth — 1859
1 August 1859
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East

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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1888 Marriage / Partner
Alphonse LEGENDRE and Delphine "Delphina" DESJARDINS 22 October 1888, Champion, Marquette, Michigan, USA

He was 29 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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1895 Birth of Child
Flore LEGENDRE was born 7 February 1895, Champion, Marquette, Michigan, USA

Alphonse was 35 years old.

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada