Clara VACHON

Born

21 November 1871 , Saint-Frédéric, Beauce, Québec, Canada

Died

25 September 1909 , Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Beauce, Quebec, Canada

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Magloire VACHON dit POMERLEAU Nathalie CLOUTIER

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Born: 21 November 1871 in Saint-Frédéric, Beauce, Québec, Canada

Father: Magloire VACHON dit POMERLEAU

Mother: Nathalie CLOUTIER

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Clara married Napoleon GILBERT 19 August 1889 in Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Frontenac, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Napoleon GILBERT was born 15 September 1866 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Napoleon was the child of Jean GILBERT and Appolline LESSARD.

Clara VACHON died 25 September 1909 in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Beauce, Quebec, Canada.
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Clara VACHON married

Napoleon GILBERT
Marriage date: 19 August 1889
Marriage place: Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Frontenac, Quebec, Canada
Napoleon GILBERT was the child of Jean GILBERT and Appolline LESSARD

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Children of Napoleon GILBERT and Clara VACHON

Eugene GILBERT

Born: 5 October 1896, St. Éphrem, Beauce, Québec Canada
Died: 28 January 1934,

Married: Cecile Marie MICHAUD 30 July 1922 Place: Waterville, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1871
21 November 1871
Saint-Frédéric, Beauce, Québec, Canada

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Marriage / Partner
Clara VACHON and Napoleon GILBERT 19 August 1889, Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Frontenac, Quebec, Canada

She was 17 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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 Birth of Child
Eugene GILBERT was born 5 October 1896, St. Éphrem, Beauce, Québec Canada

Clara was 24 years old.

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 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)