Alfred Charles Louis GAGNON

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11 May 1859 , Saint-Dominique, Canada East

Died

abt. 1925 , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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Pierre GAGNON Apolline PLANTE

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Born: 11 May 1859 in Saint-Dominique, Canada East

Father: Pierre GAGNON

Mother: Apolline PLANTE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GAGNON , Theotiste LEREAU

Maternal grandparents: Charles PLANTE , Marie-Angelique LACASSE

Alfred Charles Louis GAGNON died abt. 1925 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.

m. 27 Jul 1879 • Holyoke, Massachusetts
Presila Moreau
(1858–1925)

m. 6 Mar 1886 • Holyoke Hamden Massachusetts, USA
Cordelie St Jean

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Did you know that most people with the Gagnon name came from three sons of Pierre Gagnon (Gaignon) and Renee Roger of Tourouvre, France, who came to New France (Quebec) around 1637? Mathurin, Jean and Pierre Gagnon, along with their wives did much to populate North America with the proud Gagnon surname!

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Birth — 1859
11 May 1859
Saint-Dominique, Canada East

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)

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)