Marguerite POITRAS

Born

7 June 1867 , Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died

23 December 1934 , Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Joseph POITRAS Nancy PLANTE

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Born: 7 June 1867 in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Father: Joseph POITRAS

Mother: Nancy PLANTE

Maternal grandparents: Francois PLANTE , Catherine BEAUDRY

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Marguerite married Alexandre RITCHOT 31 May 1887 in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexandre RITCHOT was born September 15, 1865 in Fort, Saskatchewan, Canada. Alexandre died August 25, 1955 in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Alexandre was the child of Basile RITCHOT and Catherine LARANCE.

Marguerite POITRAS died 23 December 1934 in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Alexandre RITCHOT
Marriage date: 31 May 1887
Marriage place: Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alexandre RITCHOT was the child of Basile RITCHOT and Catherine LARANCE

Children of Alexandre RITCHOT and Marguerite POITRAS

William "Big Bill" Alexander RITCHOT

Born: December 19, 1907, Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died: July 4, 1979, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

Married: Edith May RUSE 1931

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Birth — 1867
7 June 1867
Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 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 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite POITRAS and Alexandre RITCHOT 31 May 1887, Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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

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

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)

1907 Birth of Child
William "Big Bill" Alexander RITCHOT was born December 19, 1907, Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Marguerite was 40 years old.

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

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)