Marie DURAND

(b. 26 May 1831 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 6 June 1909 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Marie DURAND was born 26 May 1831 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Marie DURAND was the child of Joseph-Ambroise DURAND and Ursule BRISSETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DURAND and Marie-Elisabeth VADNAIS (maternal) Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS and Marie-Madeleine LATOUR dite LAFORGE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie married Michel GIRARD 24 July 1849 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel GIRARD was born 28 September 1827 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Michel died 27 March 1890 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville). Michel was the child of Charles GIRARD and Catherine BIDAGUIN.

Marie DURAND died 6 June 1909 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, 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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Marie DURAND married

Michel GIRARD-- Date: 24 July 1849 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East
Michel GIRARD was the child of Charles GIRARD and Catherine BIDAGUIN

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Children of Michel GIRARD and Marie DURAND:

Rosilda Eliza GIRARD (b.28 January 1854, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East d. 19 January 1950, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Narcisse LEBLANC 1 September 1873 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)

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1831 Birth
26 May 1831
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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)

1849 Marriage / Partner
Marie DURAND and Michel GIRARD 24 July 1849, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

She was 18 years old.

1854 Birth of Child
Rosilda Eliza GIRARD was born 28 January 1854, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Marie was 22 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.

1873 Marriage of Child
Rosilda Eliza GIRARD married 1 September 1873, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville) to Narcisse LEBLANC

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)

1890 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel GIRARD died 27 March 1890, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)

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)

1909 Death
6 June 1909
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 78.