Delima (Elmire) GRIGNER (GRENIER)

(b. 22 October 1841 , Yamachiche, Canada East d. 27 December 1921 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA )

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Delima (Elmire) GRIGNER (GRENIER) was born 22 October 1841 in Yamachiche, Canada East

Delima (Elmire) GRIGNER (GRENIER) was the child of ? and ?

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Delima (Elmire) married Onesime BOISVERT 18 February 1862 in Yamachiche, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Onesime BOISVERT was born 15 November 1840 in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Saint-Barnabé). Onesime died 2 February 1906 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Delima (Elmire) GRIGNER (GRENIER) died 27 December 1921 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 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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Family and Children of Delima (Elmire) GRIGNER (GRENIER)

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Delima (Elmire) GRIGNER (GRENIER) married

Onesime BOISVERT-- Date: 18 February 1862 Place: Yamachiche, Canada East

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Children of Onesime BOISVERT and Delima (Elmire) GRIGNER (GRENIER):

François BOISVERT (b.9 September 1868, Saint-Etienne-des-Gres, St-Maurice, Québec, Canada d. 5 March 1941, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Marie Anne CHAMBERLAND 24 August 1891

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1841 Birth
22 October 1841
Yamachiche, Canada East

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

1862 Marriage / Partner
Delima (Elmire) GRIGNER (GRENIER) and Onesime BOISVERT 18 February 1862, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 20 years old.

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.

1868 Birth of Child
François BOISVERT was born 9 September 1868, Saint-Etienne-des-Gres, St-Maurice, Québec, Canada

Delima (Elmire) was 26 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

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Onesime BOISVERT died 2 February 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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)