Eugene (Hugues) WOOD (DUBOIS)

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21 August 1832 , Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

Died

14 July 1915 , Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

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Dominique DUBOIS Marie-Anne PÉRODEAU

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Born: 21 August 1832 in Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

Father: Dominique DUBOIS

Mother: Marie-Anne PÉRODEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS , Marguerite VADNAIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PERODEAU dit LAFLEUR , Amable PLOUFFE

Eugene (Hugues) was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Eugene (Hugues) married Mary Barry CHEEVER 11 May 1853 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Barry CHEEVER was born 2 May 1830 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Barry died 23 February 1906 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Barry was the child of Joseph CHEEVER and Hepzibah ALLEY.

Eugene (Hugues) WOOD (DUBOIS) died 14 July 1915 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouse & Children of Eugene (Hugues) WOOD (DUBOIS)

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Eugene (Hugues) WOOD (DUBOIS) married

Mary Barry CHEEVER
Marriage date: 11 May 1853
Marriage place: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Barry CHEEVER was the child of Joseph CHEEVER and Hepzibah ALLEY

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Name: Mary B Cheever

Birth Year: abt 1830

Birth Place: Lynn

Marriage Date: 11 May 1853

Marriage Place: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Age at Marriage: 23

Father: Joseph Cheever

Spouse: Eugene Wood

Spouse Birth Place: Canada

Spouse Age at Marriage: 20

Spouse Father: Dominic Wood

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Eugene (Hugues) WOOD (DUBOIS) and Mary Barry CHEEVER

Charles Sumner WOOD

Born: 11 March 1856, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 October 1911, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alice Addie CLARK 20 June 1878 Place: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1832
21 August 1832
Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1853 Marriage / Partner
Eugene (Hugues) WOOD (DUBOIS) and Mary Barry CHEEVER 11 May 1853, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

He was 20 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Charles Sumner WOOD was born 11 March 1856, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Eugene (Hugues) was 23 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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.

1878 Marriage of Child
Charles Sumner WOOD married 20 June 1878, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA to Alice Addie CLARK

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)

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Barry CHEEVER died 23 February 1906, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1911 Death of Child
Charles Sumner WOOD died 6 October 1911, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA

Eugene (Hugues) was 79 years old.