Hilaire FORTIN

Born

26 August 1838 , Saint-Simon, Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski, Les Basques, Quebec, Canada

Died

28 December 1912 , Val-Brillant, La Matapédia, Quebec, Canada

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Hilaire FORTIN Esther SAUCIER

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Born: 26 August 1838 in Saint-Simon, Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski, Les Basques, Quebec, Canada

Father: Hilaire FORTIN

Mother: Esther SAUCIER

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Hilaire married Marguerite JEAN 22 July 1862 in Saint-Simon, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite JEAN was born 30 May 1835 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges). Marguerite died 10 June 1889 in Val-Brillant, La Matapédia, Quebec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Pierre JEAN and Genevieve D'ANGLADE.

Hilaire FORTIN died 28 December 1912 in Val-Brillant, La Matapédia, Quebec, Canada.
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Marguerite JEAN
Marriage date: 22 July 1862
Marriage place: Saint-Simon, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Marguerite JEAN was the child of Pierre JEAN and Genevieve D'ANGLADE

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Children of Hilaire FORTIN and Marguerite JEAN

Celine FORTIN

Born: 15 August 1862, St Pierre Du Lac and Sayabec, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Died: 26 March 1928, Matane, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph GOSSELIN 27 November 1883

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Birth — 1838
26 August 1838
Saint-Simon, Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski, Les Basques, Quebec, Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of 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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1862 Marriage / Partner
Hilaire FORTIN and Marguerite JEAN 22 July 1862, Saint-Simon, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Celine FORTIN was born 15 August 1862, St Pierre Du Lac and Sayabec, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Hilaire was 23 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite JEAN died 10 June 1889, Val-Brillant, La Matapédia, Quebec, Canada

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

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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

Death — 1912
28 December 1912
Val-Brillant, La Matapédia, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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