Alphonsine POITRAS

Born

14 December 1852 , L'Islet, Canada East

Died

12 April 1941 , St-Marcel, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada

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Basile POITRAS Emerentienne DUBE

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Born: 14 December 1852 in L'Islet, Canada East

Father: Basile POITRAS

Mother: Emerentienne DUBE

Paternal grandparents: Basile POITRAS , Angele GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Raphael DUBE , Therese ST-PIERRE

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Alphonsine married Octave TREMBLAY 17 November 1874 in Saint-Eugène, L'Islet, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Octave TREMBLAY was born 21 February 1850 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Octave died 20 August 1918 in St-Marcel, L'Islet, Québec, Canada. Octave was the child of Guillaume TREMBLAY and Lucie CHOUINARD.

Alphonsine POITRAS died 12 April 1941 in St-Marcel, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada.
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Alphonsine POITRAS married

Octave TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 17 November 1874
Marriage place: Saint-Eugène, L'Islet, Québec, Canada

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Octave TREMBLAY was the child of Guillaume TREMBLAY and Lucie CHOUINARD

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Children of Octave TREMBLAY and Alphonsine POITRAS

Apolline TREMBLAY

Born: 12 May 1882, St-Marcel, L'Islet, Québec, Canada
Died: 2 February 1913, St-Marcel, L'Islet, Québec, Canada

Rose-Anna TREMBLAY

Born: 7 February 1884, St-Marcel, L'Islet, Québec, Canada
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Helene TREMBLAY

Born: 10 November 1885, St-Cyrille-de-Lessard, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2 July 1981, Auburn, Maine, USA

Georgiana TREMBLAY

Born: 1 July 1887, Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, Quebec, Canada
Died: 25 June 1926, St-Marcel, L'Islet, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1852
14 December 1852
L'Islet, Canada East

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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

1874 Marriage / Partner
Alphonsine POITRAS and Octave TREMBLAY 17 November 1874, Saint-Eugène, L'Islet, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

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)

1882 Birth of Child
Apolline TREMBLAY was born 12 May 1882, St-Marcel, L'Islet, Québec, Canada

Alphonsine was 29 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
Rose-Anna TREMBLAY was born 7 February 1884, St-Marcel, L'Islet, Québec, Canada

Alphonsine was 31 years old.

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

1885 Birth of Child
Helene TREMBLAY was born 10 November 1885, St-Cyrille-de-Lessard, Quebec, Canada

Alphonsine was 32 years old.

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

1887 Birth of Child
Georgiana TREMBLAY was born 1 July 1887, Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, Quebec, Canada

Alphonsine was 34 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

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)