Eleonore GELINAS

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16 May 1858 , Yamachiche, Canada East

Died

14 July 1950 , Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 86

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Charles GELINAS Marie-Olivia LAMY

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Born: 16 May 1858 in Yamachiche, Canada East

Father: Charles GELINAS

Mother: Marie-Olivia LAMY

Paternal grandparents: Joseph GELINAS , Marie-Anne BELLEMARE

Maternal grandparents: Louis LAMY , Archange LARUE

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Eleonore married Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE 14 January 1879 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE was born 14 January 1857 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Charles died abt. 1921 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Charles was the child of François Xavier GERIN dit LAJOIE and Marie-Caroline DUPONT.

Eleonore GELINAS died 14 July 1950 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.

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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Eleonore GELINAS married

Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE
Marriage date: 14 January 1879
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada
Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE was the child of François Xavier GERIN dit LAJOIE and Marie-Caroline DUPONT

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

Children of Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE and Eleonore GELINAS

Marie Louise LAJOIE

Born: 24 October 1879, Ste-Flore, St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada
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Dionis LAJOIE

Born: 20 January 1882, Ste-Flore, Quebec, Canada
Died: abt. 1952, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Bernadette COUILLARD 2 June 1913 Place: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1858
16 May 1858
Yamachiche, Canada East

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)

1879 Marriage / Partner
Eleonore GELINAS and Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE 14 January 1879 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 20 years old.

1879 Birth of Child
Marie Louise LAJOIE was born 24 October 1879, Ste-Flore, St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada

Eleonore was 21 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Dionis LAJOIE was born 20 January 1882, Ste-Flore, Quebec, Canada

Eleonore was 23 years old.

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)

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)

1913 Marriage of Child
Dionis LAJOIE married 2 June 1913, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA to Bernadette COUILLARD

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

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

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.

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)

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

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)

Obituary
(Obituary Published In the Lowell Sun)
Mrs. Eleonore LaJoie Dies in 92nd Year.

LOWELLL - Mrs. Eleonore (Gelinas) LaJoie widow of Charles LaJoie died this morning at her home, 363 Hildreth St in her 92nd year, after a lingering illness. Three years ago Mrs. LaJoie celebrated her 89th birthday anniversary with children of the fifth generation being present. She was born in Yamachiche, P.Q., and has been a resident of this community for over half a century. Mrs. LaJoie was one of the founders of St. Jean Baptiste parish, and was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis and St. Anne's Sodality of that Parish. Surviving her are six daughters, Miss Angeline and Anna LaJoie both of Lowell, Mrs. Amedee Gelinas of Montreal, Mrs. Eugene Marcotte of Grandmere Canada, Mrs. Alfred Patenaude, and Mrs. Albert Gauvin both of Lowell; Six sons, Dianis LaJoie of Dracut, Ovila, Joseph, Alphonse, Lucien, and Henri LaJoie all of Lowell; and a Sister Rev Sister St. Marie de la Nativite of the Grey...Read full story