Philomene RAJOTTE

Born

10 December 1853 , Sorel, Canada East

Died

9 April 1937 , Sorel, Québec, Canada

Philomene married Martel RAJOTTE abt. 1875 . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Martel RAJOTTE was born 8 September 1852 in Sorel, Canada East . Martel was the child of Bruno RAJOTTE and Scholastique LATRAVERSE .

Parents & Family of Philomene RAJOTTE

Parents of Philomene RAJOTTE

Father

Paul-Napoleon RAJOTTE (RAGEOT)

Mother

Marie-Anne HUS COURNOYER

Grandparents of Philomene RAJOTTE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) Françoise PIZANNE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre HUS COURNOYER Marie-Anne SALVAIL

m. Martel Rajotte, 28 May 1872, Sorel, Quebec

died at Ste-Anne-de-Sorel, Quebec, Canada

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Philomene RAJOTTE

Philomene RAJOTTE married

Martel RAJOTTE
Marriage date: abt. 1875
Marriage place:
Martel RAJOTTE was the child of Bruno RAJOTTE and Scholastique LATRAVERSE

Children of Martel RAJOTTE and Philomene RAJOTTE

Philomene RAJOTTE

Born: abt. 1875, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Octavie RAJOTTE

Born: 13 August 1876, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1919, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Melida RAJOTTE

Born: abt. 1877, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Nazaire RAJOTTE

Born: June 1881, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Napoleon RAJOTTE

Born: 30 April 1883, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Omer RAJOTTE

Born: May 1888, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph RAJOTTE

Born: April 1893, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Napoleon RAJOTTE

Born: 6 May 1895, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1853
10 December 1853
Sorel, Canada East

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

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.

1876 Birth of Child
Octavie RAJOTTE was born 13 August 1876, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Philomene was 22 years old.

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)

1881 Birth of Child
Nazaire RAJOTTE was born June 1881, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Philomene was 27 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Joseph-Napoleon RAJOTTE was born 30 April 1883, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Philomene was 29 years old.

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.

1888 Birth of Child
Omer RAJOTTE was born May 1888, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Philomene was 34 years old.

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 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1893 Birth of Child
Joseph RAJOTTE was born April 1893, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Philomene was 39 years old.

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1895 Birth of Child
Napoleon RAJOTTE was born 6 May 1895, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Philomene was 41 years old.

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

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)