Rosilda Eliza GIRARD

Born

28 January 1854 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

Died

19 January 1950 , Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Rosilda Eliza married Narcisse LEBLANC 1 September 1873 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Narcisse LEBLANC was born 29 September 1849 in Sorel, Canada East . Narcisse died 28 January 1941 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA. Narcisse was the child of Narcisse LEBLANC and Esther DESAUTELS .

Parents & Family of Rosilda Eliza GIRARD

Parents of Rosilda Eliza GIRARD

Father

Michel GIRARD

Mother

Marie DURAND

Grandparents of Rosilda Eliza GIRARD

Paternal grandparents

Charles GIRARD Catherine BIDAGUIN

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Ambroise DURAND Ursule BRISSETTE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rosilda Eliza GIRARD

Rosilda Eliza GIRARD married

Narcisse LEBLANC
Marriage date: 1 September 1873
Marriage place: Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
Narcisse LEBLANC was the child of Narcisse LEBLANC and Esther DESAUTELS

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Narcisse LEBLANC and Rosilda Eliza GIRARD

Henry-Olivier LEBLANC

Born: 22 June 1884, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1932,

Married: Aglae PELOQUIN 30 May 1911 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
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1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1854
28 January 1854
Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

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 / Partner
Rosilda Eliza GIRARD and Narcisse LEBLANC 1 September 1873, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)

She was 19 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)

1884 Birth of Child
Henry-Olivier LEBLANC was born 22 June 1884, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Rosilda Eliza was 30 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)

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)

1911 Marriage of Child
Henry-Olivier LEBLANC married 30 May 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA to Aglae PELOQUIN

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)

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

1941 Death of Spouse/Partner
Narcisse LEBLANC died 28 January 1941, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 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
19 January 1950
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
She died at the age of 96.