Sophie ROY

Born

11 October 1828 , Rigaud, Lower Canada

Died

22 November 1907 , Alpena, Michigan, USA

Sophie married Alexander MALETTE 19 November 1849 in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexander MALETTE was born 28 February 1827 in Rigaud, Lower Canada . Alexander died 19 February 1904 in Alpena, Michigan, USA.

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Sophie ROY married

Alexander MALETTE
Marriage date: 19 November 1849
Marriage place: Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada

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

Children of Alexander MALETTE and Sophie ROY

Sarah Salomee "Sally" MALLETTE

Born: 1 July 1852, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
Died: 22 December 1929, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

Married: Bruno DUPONT 1 January 1870

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1828
11 October 1828
Rigaud, Lower Canada

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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 Marriage / Partner
Sophie ROY and Alexander MALETTE 19 November 1849, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852 Birth of Child
Sarah Salomee "Sally" MALLETTE was born 1 July 1852, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada

Sophie was 23 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 - 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)

1904 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexander MALETTE died 19 February 1904, Alpena, Michigan, 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.

Death — 1907
22 November 1907
Alpena, Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 79.

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