Narcisse COURCHESNE

(b. 25 September 1860 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East d. 29 March 1947 , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA )

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Narcisse COURCHESNE was born 25 September 1860 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Narcisse COURCHESNE was the child of Narcisse COURCHESNE and Thérèse CAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexandre COURCHESNE and Marie BOUCHER (maternal) Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN and Marguerite HOUDE

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

Narcisse married Mathilde BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER 25 October 1881 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Mathilde BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER was born 7 November 1859 in Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas). Mathilde died 1 December 1930 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls). Mathilde was the child of Laurent BELLEROSE dit MEUNIER and Mathilde BIRON.

Narcisse COURCHESNE died 29 March 1947 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.

m. 22 October 1881, Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec
Mathilde Meunier dite Bellerose
(1859–1930)

m. 18 May 1931, Belchertown, Massachusetts
Marie Celina Lyonnais - marriage was dissolved quickly - both parties were financially insolvent

m. 19 December 1935, Chicopee, Massachusetts
Mrs. Dina Cormier

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Mathilde BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER-- Date: 25 October 1881 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada
Mathilde BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER was the child of Laurent BELLEROSE dit MEUNIER and Mathilde BIRON

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Children of Narcisse COURCHESNE and Mathilde BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER:

photo of Joseph Narcisse Peter COURCHESNE

Joseph Narcisse Peter COURCHESNE (b.19 October 1883, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1929, Jamaica, New York, USA)

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Joseph Arthur Israel COURCHESNE (b.1 August 1884, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada d. 29 February 1960, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)

Marie Louise COURCHESNE (b.24 August 1886, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. 27 April 1917, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )

Marie-Mathilde-Beatrix COURCHESNE (b.28 January 1889, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. 9 February 1889, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )

Alphonse COURCHESNE (b.9 January 1890, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1960, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)

Marie-Eva COURCHESNE (b.4 April 1892, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. 21 August 1892, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )

Joseph-Omer COURCHESNE (b.23 April 1893, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1893, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )

Joseph-Denery-Arthur COURCHESNE (b.15 May 1894, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. 28 September 1894, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )

Marie Eva Albertha (Berthe) COURCHESNE (b.20 May 1895, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. 27 April 1938, Val-Espoir, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada)

Joseph-Wilfred COURCHESNE (b.19 January 1897, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie Bertha Rebecca (Anna) COURCHESNE (b.27 January 1898, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. 15 August 1898, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )

Marie Berthine (Albertina) COURCHESNE (b.13 August 1900, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. 28 September 1900, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )

Marie Eva Serevina (Olivia) COURCHESNE (b.27 October 1901, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada d. 13 October 1902, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )

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1860 Birth
25 September 1860
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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)

1881 Marriage / Partner
Narcisse COURCHESNE and Mathilde BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER 25 October 1881, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 21 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Joseph Narcisse Peter COURCHESNE was born 19 October 1883, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse 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)

1884 Birth of Child
Joseph Arthur Israel COURCHESNE was born 1 August 1884, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas)

Narcisse was 23 years old.

1886 Birth of Child
Marie Louise COURCHESNE was born 24 August 1886, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 25 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Birth of Child
Marie-Mathilde-Beatrix COURCHESNE was born 28 January 1889, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 28 years old.

1890 Birth of Child
Alphonse COURCHESNE was born 9 January 1890, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 29 years old.

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

1892 Birth of Child
Marie-Eva COURCHESNE was born 4 April 1892, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 31 years old.

1893 Birth of Child
Joseph-Omer COURCHESNE was born 23 April 1893, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 32 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Joseph-Denery-Arthur COURCHESNE was born 15 May 1894, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 33 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Marie Eva Albertha (Berthe) COURCHESNE was born 20 May 1895, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 34 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Birth of Child
Joseph-Wilfred COURCHESNE was born 19 January 1897, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 36 years old.

1898 Birth of Child
Marie Bertha Rebecca (Anna) COURCHESNE was born 27 January 1898, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 37 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Marie Berthine (Albertina) COURCHESNE was born 13 August 1900, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 39 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
Marie Eva Serevina (Olivia) COURCHESNE was born 27 October 1901, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 41 years old.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Death of Child
Marie Eva Serevina (Olivia) COURCHESNE died 13 October 1902, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Narcisse was 42 years old.

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)

1917 Death of Child
Marie Louise COURCHESNE died 27 April 1917, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Narcisse was 56 years old.

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.

1930 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mathilde BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER died 1 December 1930, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

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 Death of Child
Marie Eva Albertha (Berthe) COURCHESNE died 27 April 1938, Val-Espoir, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

Narcisse was 77 years old.

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.

1947 Death
29 March 1947
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 86.