Napoleon POIRIER

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12 June 1862 , Bonaventure, Canada East

Died

9 December 1945 ,

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Born: 12 June 1862 in Bonaventure, Canada East

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Napoleon married Marie FOURNIER 4 February 1889 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie FOURNIER was born abt. 1869 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Napoleon POIRIER died 9 December 1945
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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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Napoleon POIRIER married

Marie FOURNIER
Marriage date: 4 February 1889
Marriage place: Bonaventure, Québec, Canada

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Children of Napoleon POIRIER and Marie FOURNIER

Charles-Edgar POIRIER

Born: 29 December 1901, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1960,

Married: Laurette LACOMBE

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Birth — 1862
12 June 1862
Bonaventure, Canada East

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 - 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)

1889 Marriage / Partner
Napoleon POIRIER and Marie FOURNIER 4 February 1889, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

He was 26 years old.

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)

1901 Birth of Child
Charles-Edgar POIRIER was born 29 December 1901, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

Napoleon was 39 years old.

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)