Octave LEBLANC

Born

28 November 1840 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Died

4 December 1911 ,

Octave married Eloise-Louise-Anna JOLIN 16 April 1866 in Saint-Paul-de-Chester, Chesterville, Arthabaska, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eloise-Louise-Anna JOLIN was born 10 July 1847 in Plessisville, Canada East .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Octave LEBLANC

Octave LEBLANC married

Eloise-Louise-Anna JOLIN
Marriage date: 16 April 1866
Marriage place: Saint-Paul-de-Chester, Chesterville, Arthabaska, Québec, Canada

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

Children of Octave LEBLANC and Eloise-Louise-Anna JOLIN

Sylvio LEBLANC

Born: 12 April 1869, Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada
Died: 5 February 1941, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Helene LAVIGNE 21 September 1891 Place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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Québec Place Names Through History

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

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Birth — 1840
28 November 1840
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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)

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)

1866 Marriage / Partner
Octave LEBLANC and Eloise-Louise-Anna JOLIN 16 April 1866, Saint-Paul-de-Chester, Chesterville, Arthabaska, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Birth of Child
Sylvio LEBLANC was born 12 April 1869, Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada

Octave was 28 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)

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

1891 Marriage of Child
Sylvio LEBLANC married 21 September 1891, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA to Helene LAVIGNE

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)

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