Octavie SILVAN

Born

June 1842 , Québec, Canada East

Died

abt. 1928 , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: June 1842 in Québec, Canada East

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Octavie married Pierre GAGNON 21 September 1880 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre GAGNON was born 9 June 1837 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Pierre died 8 July 1921 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills). Pierre was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Theotiste LEREAU.

Octavie SILVAN died abt. 1928 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.

daughter of Napoleon Silvan and Marie ?

m. (1) Augustin LaRoche

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Spouse & Children of Octavie SILVAN

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Octavie SILVAN married

Pierre GAGNON
Marriage date: 21 September 1880
Marriage place: Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Pierre GAGNON was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Theotiste LEREAU

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This is Pierre's 2nd wife as he is widowed from his 1st wife Appoline Plante who died the year before, This is Octavie's 2nd marriage she is widowed from her husband Augustin LaRoche , she's living with her brother inlaw Edward LaRoche & his wife.

Children of Pierre GAGNON and Octavie SILVAN

William GAGNON

Born: September 1883, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1929, , Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Arthur Xenophon GAGNON

Born: 7 December 1884, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Alexander GAGNON

Born: abt. 1885, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Armina GAGNON

Born: January 1887, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1956, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1842
June 1842
Québec, Canada East

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Octavie SILVAN and Pierre GAGNON 21 September 1880, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

She was 38 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
William GAGNON was born September 1883, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Octavie was 41 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Joseph Arthur Xenophon GAGNON was born 7 December 1884, , Massachusetts, USA

Octavie was 42 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Armina GAGNON was born January 1887, , Massachusetts, USA

Octavie was 44 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)