Jean-Baptiste-Benjamin DION

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November 1836 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

21 October 1932 ,

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Abraham DION dit DESLAURIERS Marguerite VILAIRE

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Born: November 1836 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Abraham DION dit DESLAURIERS

Mother: Marguerite VILAIRE

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Jean-Baptiste-Benjamin married Marie Anna Alvine GAUMOND 23 November 1858 in Laurierville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Anna Alvine GAUMOND was born 23 April 1841 in Dorchester, Quebec, Canada. Marie Anna Alvine was the child of Francois-Amable GAUMOND and Marie Anne ROBERTSON.

Jean-Baptiste-Benjamin DION died 21 October 1932
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Jean-Baptiste-Benjamin DION married

Marie Anna Alvine GAUMOND
Marriage date: 23 November 1858
Marriage place: Laurierville, Canada East
Marie Anna Alvine GAUMOND was the child of Francois-Amable GAUMOND and Marie Anne ROBERTSON

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

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Benjamin DION and Marie Anna Alvine GAUMOND

Joseph-Eugene-Arthur DION

Born: 23 September 1861, Laurierville, Canada East
Died: 3 July 1934, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Juliana BROGAN 8 March 1886

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1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1836
November 1836
Québec Province, 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)

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

1858 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Benjamin DION and Marie Anna Alvine GAUMOND 23 November 1858, Laurierville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Julie-de-Somerset)

He was 22 years old.

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

1861 Birth of Child
Joseph-Eugene-Arthur DION was born 23 September 1861, Laurierville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Julie-de-Somerset)

Jean-Baptiste-Benjamin was 24 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.

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 - 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)