Mary Georgianna DURAND

Born

May 11, 1866 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Died

19 August 1925 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

Cause of Death: Stroke

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Born: May 11, 1866 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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Mary Georgianna married Henry FOURNIER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Henry FOURNIER was born July 4, 1863 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East . Henry died 2 October 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Mary Georgianna DURAND died 19 August 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Parents:
Joseph Durand (1839 - 1912)
Julie Verville Durand (1838 - 1902)

Grave inscription:
Mary wife of Henry Fournier
1866-1925

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Recorded occupation: House Wife

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mary Georgianna DURAND

Mary Georgianna DURAND married

Henry FOURNIER
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Children of Henry FOURNIER and Mary Georgianna DURAND

Joseph Henry FOURNIER

Born: May 7 1887, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Died: 10 March 1954, Royal Oak Oakland County, Michigan, USA

Married: Leocadia (Lily, Lilly, Lillian) SZATKOWSKI

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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 — 1866
May 11, 1866
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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)

1887 Birth of Child
Joseph Henry FOURNIER was born May 7 1887, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Mary Georgianna was 21 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

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)