Gaspard MERCIER

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14 December 1834 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Died

23 February 1910 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

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Born: 14 December 1834 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Gaspard married Celina LACROIX 28 January 1856 in Saint-Ferdinand, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Celina LACROIX was born 4 September 1836 in Sainte-Claire, Dorchester, Québec, Canada.

Gaspard MERCIER died 23 February 1910 in Lewiston, Maine, 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.

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Gaspard MERCIER married

Celina LACROIX
Marriage date: 28 January 1856
Marriage place: Saint-Ferdinand, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada

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Children of Gaspard MERCIER and Celina LACROIX

Josephine MERCIER

Born: 11 September 1877, Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Beauce, Quebec, Canada
Died: 15 August 1947, Franklin, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Joseph Archelas LAINÉ dit LALIBERTÉ 4 July 1895

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Birth — 1834
14 December 1834
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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)

1856 Marriage / Partner
Gaspard MERCIER and Celina LACROIX 28 January 1856, Saint-Ferdinand, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada

He was 21 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.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Josephine MERCIER was born 11 September 1877, Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Beauce, Quebec, Canada

Gaspard was 42 years old.

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 - 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)