Lydia DUCHESNE

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11 August 1862 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

January 1950 , Glens Falls, New York, USA

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Pierre-Paul DUCHESNE Elisabeth MORIN

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Born: 11 August 1862 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre-Paul DUCHESNE

Mother: Elisabeth MORIN

Paternal grandparents: Damase DUCHESNE , Agnes FILION

Maternal grandparents: Jean MORIN , Cecile AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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Lydia married Alfred TREMBLAY (TROMBLEY) 16 May 1886 in Hull, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Alfred TREMBLAY (TROMBLEY) was born 13 April 1856 in Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Québec, Canada (Saint-Alphonse). Alfred died 16 December 1916 in Bennington, Vermont, USA (North Bennington). Alfred was the child of Mars TREMBLAY and Marie-Eve LAVOIE.

Lydia DUCHESNE died January 1950 in Glens Falls, New York, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Lydia DUCHESNE

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Lydia DUCHESNE married

Alfred TREMBLAY (TROMBLEY)
Marriage date: 16 May 1886
Marriage place: Hull, Québec, Canada
Alfred TREMBLAY (TROMBLEY) was the child of Mars TREMBLAY and Marie-Eve LAVOIE

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Children of Alfred TREMBLAY (TROMBLEY) and Lydia DUCHESNE

Marie Lydia TREMBLAY

Born: 6 December 1887, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 June 1959, Glens Falls, New York, USA

Christiana TREMBLAY

Born: 14 July 1889, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died: 19 December 1972, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Mary Margaret TREMBLAY

Born: 17 April 1891, , Vermont, USA
Died: 19 September 1891, , Vermont, USA

Joseph Augustus TROMBLEY

Born: 25 January 1893, Proctor, Vermont, USA
Died: 7 October 1918, Normandy, Surrey, England

Mary Louise TREMBLAY

Born: 25 August 1896, , Vermont, USA
Died: 30 May 1986, Bennington, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1862
11 August 1862
Québec Province, Canada

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)

1886 Marriage / Partner
Lydia DUCHESNE and Alfred TREMBLAY (TROMBLEY) 16 May 1886, Hull, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)*

She was 23 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Marie Lydia TREMBLAY was born 6 December 1887, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Lydia was 25 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Birth of Child
Christiana TREMBLAY was born 14 July 1889, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Lydia was 26 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Mary Margaret TREMBLAY was born 17 April 1891, , Vermont, USA

Lydia was 28 years old.

1893 Birth of Child
Joseph Augustus TROMBLEY was born 25 January 1893, Proctor, Vermont, USA

Lydia was 30 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Mary Louise TREMBLAY was born 25 August 1896, , Vermont, USA

Lydia was 34 years old.

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)

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)

1916 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alfred TREMBLAY (TROMBLEY) died 16 December 1916, Bennington, Vermont, USA (North Bennington)

1918 Death of Child
Joseph Augustus TROMBLEY died 7 October 1918, Normandy, Surrey, England

Lydia was 56 years old.

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

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

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

Death — 1950
January 1950
Glens Falls, New York, USA
She died at the age of 87.

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