Adolphus LEMIEUX

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15 December 1839 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

29 May 1910 , Burlington, Vermont, USA

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François LEMIEUX Adelaide MAILLOUX

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Born: 15 December 1839 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: François LEMIEUX

Mother: Adelaide MAILLOUX

Paternal grandparents: François LEMIEUX , Felicite LONGTIN

Maternal grandparents: Toussaint MAILLOUX , Charlotte BÉTOURNAY

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Adolphus married Celima (Felonise) RHEUME 17 October 1865 in Saint-Constant, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Celima (Felonise) RHEUME was born 30 June 1840 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Celima (Felonise) died 12 August 1912 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Celima (Felonise) was the child of Vital RHEAUME and Marie-Marguerite BARITEAU.

Adolphus LEMIEUX died 29 May 1910 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Adolphus LEMIEUX married

Celima (Felonise) RHEUME
Marriage date: 17 October 1865
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Celima (Felonise) RHEUME was the child of Vital RHEAUME and Marie-Marguerite BARITEAU

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Children of Adolphus LEMIEUX and Celima (Felonise) RHEUME

Edward LEMIEUX

Born: 23 November 1870, , New York, USA
Died: 11 April 1947, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Married: Matilda DUMAS 12 May 1889 Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1839
15 December 1839
Québec Province, Canada

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)

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)

1865 Marriage / Partner
Adolphus LEMIEUX and Celima (Felonise) RHEUME 17 October 1865, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 Birth of Child
Edward LEMIEUX was born 23 November 1870, , New York, USA

Adolphus was 30 years old.

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)

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

1889 Marriage of Child
Edward LEMIEUX married 12 May 1889, Burlington, Vermont, USA to Matilda DUMAS

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)