Leon FONTAINE

Born

12 August 1861 , Trois-Rivières, Canada East

Died

2 November 1936 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Born: 12 August 1861 in Trois-Rivières, Canada East

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Leon was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1880.

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Leon married Dina BEAUSOLEIL . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dina BEAUSOLEIL was born abt. 1864 in Joliette, Canada East . Dina died 12 October !897 in Lake Linden, Houghton, Michigan, USA.

Leon FONTAINE died 2 November 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Dina BEAUSOLEIL
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Joseph Henry FONTAINE

Born: 7 July 1887, Lake Linden, Houghton, Michigan, USA
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Married: Laura Aurore DENOMME 7 June 1911

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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 — 1861
12 August 1861
Trois-Rivières, 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)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1887 Birth of Child
Joseph Henry FONTAINE was born 7 July 1887, Lake Linden, Houghton, Michigan, USA

Leon was 25 years old.

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)