Narcisse Francois SAMSON

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5 November 1827 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Died

10 April 1919 , Brooklyn Township, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

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Born: 5 November 1827 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Narcisse Francois married Mary GERVAIS 12 October 1852 in Little Canada, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary GERVAIS was born May 1835 in New York, USA. Mary died 26 January 1916 in Osseo, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA. Mary was the child of Louis Pierre Peter GERVAIS and Mary T TREMBLAY.

Narcisse Francois SAMSON died 10 April 1919 in Brooklyn Township, Hennepin, Minnesota, 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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Mary GERVAIS
Marriage date: 12 October 1852
Marriage place: Little Canada, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Mary GERVAIS was the child of Louis Pierre Peter GERVAIS and Mary T TREMBLAY

Children of Narcisse Francois SAMSON and Mary GERVAIS

Melina Hermine SAMPSON

Born: 27 November 1872, Osseo, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Died: 8 January 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married: Henry Moses POTVIN 1893

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Birth — 1827
5 November 1827
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852 Marriage / Partner
Narcisse Francois SAMSON and Mary GERVAIS 12 October 1852, Little Canada, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

He was 24 years old.

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.

1872 Birth of Child
Melina Hermine SAMPSON was born 27 November 1872, Osseo, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Narcisse Francois was 45 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)

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)