Louis Henry COLLETTE

Born

24 December 1845 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

31 January 1937 , Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA

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Francois-Xavier COLLETTE Clemence NADEAU

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Born: 24 December 1845 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Francois-Xavier COLLETTE

Mother: Clemence NADEAU

Paternal grandparents: Francois COLLETTE , Victoire SYLVAIN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph NADEAU , Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

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Louis Henry married Rosa M GRAVEL 6 January 1877 in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosa M GRAVEL was born 15 September 1850 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA. Rosa M died 15 February 1899 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Rosa M was the child of Joseph GRAVEL and Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL.

Louis Henry COLLETTE died 31 January 1937 in Ferrisburgh, 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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Louis Henry COLLETTE married

Rosa M GRAVEL
Marriage date: 6 January 1877
Marriage place: Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA
Rosa M GRAVEL was the child of Joseph GRAVEL and Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL

Children of Louis Henry COLLETTE and Rosa M GRAVEL

John Henry COLLETTE

Born: 21 November 1885, Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA
Died: 17 July 1932, Vergennes, Vermont, USA

Married: Cora May SORRELL 1906

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Birth — 1845
24 December 1845
Québec Province, Canada

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.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Marriage / Partner
Louis Henry COLLETTE and Rosa M GRAVEL 6 January 1877, Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA (Ferrisburg) (North Ferrisburgh)

He was 31 years old.

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)

1885 Birth of Child
John Henry COLLETTE was born 21 November 1885, Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA (Ferrisburg) (North Ferrisburgh)

Louis Henry was 39 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

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1899 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rosa M GRAVEL died 15 February 1899, Burlington, Vermont, USA

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)