Damase Thomas CUSSON

Born

20 April 1846 , Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Canada East

Died

29 September 1918 , Berlin, New Hampshire, USA

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Barnabe CUSSON Tharsile MARTINEAU

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Born: 20 April 1846 in Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Canada East

Father: Barnabe CUSSON

Mother: Tharsile MARTINEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CUSSON , Marie-Judith HUNAULT

Maternal grandparents: Ambroise MARTINEAU , Judith CADOT

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Damase Thomas married Celina GIROUX 26 April 1869 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Celina GIROUX was born abt. 1852 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Celina died 18 April 1938 in Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough). Celina was the child of Francois GIROUX and Marie-Phebee ROBIDOUX.

Damase Thomas CUSSON died 29 September 1918 in Berlin, New Hampshire, USA .
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Damase Thomas CUSSON married

Celina GIROUX
Marriage date: 26 April 1869
Marriage place: Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Celina GIROUX was the child of Francois GIROUX and Marie-Phebee ROBIDOUX

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Vital CUSSON

Born: 23 December 1871, Dannemora, Clinton, New York, USA
Died: 22 March 1936, Berlin, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Mathilda MATHON 14 September 1902 Place: Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough)

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Birth — 1846
20 April 1846
Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Canada East

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.

1869 Marriage / Partner
Damase Thomas CUSSON and Celina GIROUX 26 April 1869, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

He was 23 years old.

1871 Birth of Child
Vital CUSSON was born 23 December 1871, Dannemora, Clinton, New York, USA

Damase Thomas was 25 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.

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)

1902 Marriage of Child
Vital CUSSON married 14 September 1902, Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough) to Mathilda MATHON

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)