Edward BEAUVAIS

Born

May 15, 1819 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Died

July 30, 1900 , Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA

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Born: May 15, 1819 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Edward was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1855.

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Edward married Marie Theotiste ALIX 24 October 1843 in Marieville, Rouville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Theotiste ALIX was born February 26, 1821 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marie Theotiste died August 28, 1895 in Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA. Marie Theotiste was the child of Francois-Pierre ALIX and Marie-Desanges PARENT / PARANT.

Edward BEAUVAIS died July 30, 1900 in Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA.

Son of Francois Xavier Alsie Beauvais and Elisabeth Isabelle Ponton

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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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Edward BEAUVAIS married

Marie Theotiste ALIX
Marriage date: 24 October 1843
Marriage place: Marieville, Rouville, Canada East
Marie Theotiste ALIX was the child of Francois-Pierre ALIX and Marie-Desanges PARENT / PARANT

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Children of Edward BEAUVAIS and Marie Theotiste ALIX

Paul BEAUVAIS

Born: abt. 1856, Montréal, Canada East
Died: 7 September 1932, Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA

Married: Mary T MARTIN

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Birth — 1819
May 15, 1819
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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)

1843 Marriage / Partner
Edward BEAUVAIS and Marie Theotiste ALIX 24 October 1843, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

He was 24 years old.

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)

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)

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