Hermes (Amos) Arthur GELINEAU

Born

13 April 1866 , L'Acadie, Canada East

Died

2 August 1953 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 87
Cause of Death: peritonitis

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Simon GELINEAUMother unknown

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Born: 13 April 1866 in L'Acadie, Canada East

Father: Simon GELINEAU

Mother: Unknown

Hermes (Amos) Arthur was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1887.
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Hermes (Amos) Arthur married Catherine SCHNEIDER abt. 1894 in Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine SCHNEIDER was born 16 April 1867 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Catherine died 4 January 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).

Hermes (Amos) Arthur GELINEAU died 2 August 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
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Recorded occupation: carpenter

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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Spouse & Children of Hermes (Amos) Arthur GELINEAU

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Hermes (Amos) Arthur GELINEAU married

Catherine SCHNEIDER
Marriage date: abt. 1894
Marriage place: , Vermont, USA

Children of Hermes (Amos) Arthur GELINEAU and Catherine SCHNEIDER

Rita GELINO

Born: July 31, 1906, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA
Died: 16 June 1996, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Earl Albert ELLSWORTH 1929

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Birth — 1866
13 April 1866
L'Acadie, Canada East

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 - 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 Birth of Child
Rita GELINO was born July 31, 1906, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA

Hermes (Amos) Arthur was 40 years old.

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)

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

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.

1945 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine SCHNEIDER died 4 January 1945, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

Death — 1953
2 August 1953
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 87.