Edouard DUMAS

Born

6 April 1827 , Iberville, Lower Canada

Died

16 May 1912 , Burlington, Vermont, USA

Edouard married Henrietta LESSARD 7 January 1851 in Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Henrietta LESSARD was born 14 March 1837 in Iberville, Lower Canada . Henrietta died 27 November 1921 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Henrietta was the child of Louis LESSARD and Elizabeth (Isabelle) GIROUX .

Parents & Family of Edouard DUMAS

Parents of Edouard DUMAS

Father

Jerome DUMAS

Mother

Marie-Louise CHAROUX

Grandparents of Edouard DUMAS

Paternal grandparents

Jérôme DUMAS Marguerite LAMARGUERITE

Maternal grandparents

Charles-Andre CHARAUX (CHAROUX) dit LALIBERTE Agathe BALTHAZAR dite ST-MARTIN

Edouard was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1861.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Edouard DUMAS

Edouard DUMAS married

Henrietta LESSARD
Marriage date: 7 January 1851
Marriage place: , Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Henrietta LESSARD was the child of Louis LESSARD and Elizabeth (Isabelle) GIROUX

Children of Edouard DUMAS and Henrietta LESSARD

Matilda DUMAS

Born: 2 May 1872, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 20 July 1964, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Married: Edward LEMIEUX 12 May 1889 Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1827
6 April 1827
Iberville, Lower Canada

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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)

1851 Marriage / Partner
Edouard DUMAS and Henrietta LESSARD 7 January 1851, , Canada

He 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.

1872 Birth of Child
Matilda DUMAS was born 2 May 1872, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Edouard was 45 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
Matilda DUMAS married 12 May 1889, Burlington, Vermont, USA to Edward LEMIEUX

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)