Joseph Adolphe FONTAINE

(b. 10 September 1862 , St-Guillaume d'Upton Quebec, Canada d. 8 July 1949 , Ste Agathe, Manitoba, Canada )

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Joseph Adolphe FONTAINE was born 10 September 1862 in St-Guillaume d'Upton Quebec, Canada

Joseph Adolphe FONTAINE was the child of François Xavier "Frank" FONTAINE and Marie-Louise-Lumina VANDAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul-Damase FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Geneviève-Marie PARADIS dite AUBIAN (maternal) François VANDAL and Marie-Anne ST-MARTIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph Adolphe married Adelia ST MARTIN abt. 1884 in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Adelia ST MARTIN was born 26 June 1864 in Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Adelia died 4 March 1943 in Ste Agathe, Manitoba, Canada. Adelia was the child of Norbert BIDAGUIN dit ST-MARTIN and Clarisse BARIL.

Joseph Adolphe FONTAINE died 8 July 1949 in Ste Agathe, Manitoba, Canada.

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Joseph Adolphe FONTAINE married

Adelia ST MARTIN-- Date: abt. 1884 Place: Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Adelia ST MARTIN was the child of Norbert BIDAGUIN dit ST-MARTIN and Clarisse BARIL

Children of Joseph Adolphe FONTAINE and Adelia ST MARTIN:

Hector FONTAINE (b.27 February 1888, , Manitoba, Canada d. 18 August 1972, Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
m. Marie-Louise LAFOND 21 April 1914 in , Manitoba, Canada

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1862 Birth
10 September 1862
St-Guillaume d'Upton Quebec, Canada

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.

1888 Birth of Child
Hector FONTAINE was born 27 February 1888, , Manitoba, Canada

Joseph Adolphe was 25 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 - Provencher, Manitoba
Name: Adolphe Fontaine
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Spouse's name: Adalia Fontaine
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Manitoba
District Number: 8
District: Provencher
Subdistrict: Cartier
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Household Members:
Name Age
Adolphe Fontaine 28
Adalia Fontaine 27
Alphonse Fontaine 6
Philias Fontaine 5
Hector Fontaine 3
Arzelia Fontaine 1
1891 Canadian Census
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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 - Provencher, Manitoba
Name: Adolph Fontaine
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 38
Birth Day & Month: 10 Sep
Birth Year: 1862
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Head
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Farmer
Province: Manitoba
District: Provencher
District Number: 10
Sub-District: Ritchot
Sub-District Number: H-4
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Household Members:
Name Age
Adolph Fontaine 38
Adelia Fontaine 36
Alphonse Fontaine 16
Philias Fontaine 14
Hector Fontaine 13
Albert Fontaine 9
Rèmi Fontaine 6
Alfred Fontaine 4
George Fontaine 1
Arselia Fontaine 11
Agathe Fontaine 7
Maria Fontaine 3

1901 Canadian Census
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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 - Ste Agathe, Manitoba
Name: Adolph Fontaine
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Race or Tribe: French
Age: 48
Birth Date: Sep 1862
Birth Place: Quebec
Census Year: 1911
Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head)
Province: Manitoba
District: Provencher
District Number: 21
Sub-District: 53 - Ste Agathe Parish
Sub-District Number: 53
Place of Habitation: Ste Agathe
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Household Members:
Name Age
Adolph Fontaine 48
Delia Fontaine 47
Hector Fontaine 23
Agathe Fontaine 18
Ressie Fontaine 16
Alper Fontaine 4
George Fontaine 11
Arthur Fontaine 9
Anna Fontaine 8
Fontaine 13

1911 Census of Canada
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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)

1914 Marriage of Child
Hector FONTAINE married 21 April 1914, , Manitoba, Canada to Marie-Louise LAFOND

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1943 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adelia ST MARTIN died 4 March 1943, Ste Agathe, Manitoba, Canada

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1949 Death
8 July 1949
Ste Agathe, Manitoba, Canada

He died at the age of 86.

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