Marie Philomene GRANDMONT

(b. 1 June 1859 , Drummondville, Canada East d. 22 October 1916 , Barton, Vermont, USA )

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Marie Philomene GRANDMONT was born 1 June 1859 in Drummondville, Canada East

Marie Philomene GRANDMONT was the child of Francois-Hyacinthe GRANDMONT and Louise DEMANGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GRANDMONT and Thérèse COURCHESNE (maternal) Jean-Nicolas DEMANGE and Josephte BROUSSEAU

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Marie Philomene married Francois DESROCHERS (DUROCHER) 8 January 1878 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada . Francois DESROCHERS (DUROCHER) was born 16 October 1853 in L'Avenir, Québec, Canada. Francois died 30 December 1936 in L'Avenir, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of Louis DESROCHERS and Marie Lucie GUIMOND.

Marie Philomene GRANDMONT died 22 October 1916 in Barton, Vermont, USA .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Francois DESROCHERS (DUROCHER)-- Date: 8 January 1878 Place: Drummondville, Québec, Canada
Francois DESROCHERS (DUROCHER) was the child of Louis DESROCHERS and Marie Lucie GUIMOND

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1859 Birth
1 June 1859
Drummondville, 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.

1878 Marriage / Partner
Marie Philomene GRANDMONT and Francois DESROCHERS (DUROCHER) 8 January 1878, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)

She was 18 years old.

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)