Marie VIENS

(b. 24 April 1845 , Sorel, Canada East d. 29 October 1911 , Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )

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Marie VIENS was born 24 April 1845 in Sorel, Canada East

Marie VIENS was the child of Louis VIENS and Marguerite GOUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis VIENS and Marie-Anne PROVOST (maternal) Joseph GOUIN and Marguerite ST-MARTIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie married Hubert FONTAINE 8 February 1859 in Marieville, Rouville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hubert FONTAINE was born 9 September 1836 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Hubert died 25 January 1909 in Granby, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Granby). Hubert was the child of Louis FONTAINE and Marie-Angélique-Louise DEMERS.

Marie VIENS died 29 October 1911 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA .

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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
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Marie VIENS married

Hubert FONTAINE-- Date: 8 February 1859 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Canada East
Hubert FONTAINE was the child of Louis FONTAINE and Marie-Angélique-Louise DEMERS

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Children of Hubert FONTAINE and Marie VIENS:

Clarinda FONTAINE (b.May 5, 1874, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada d. January 25, 1936, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Calixte BOUSQUET 5 May 1893 in Granby, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Granby)

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1845 Birth
24 April 1845
Sorel, Canada East

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1859 Marriage / Partner
Marie VIENS and Hubert FONTAINE 8 February 1859, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

She was 13 years old.

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.

1874 Birth of Child
Clarinda FONTAINE was born May 5, 1874, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie was 29 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)

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

1893 Marriage of Child
Clarinda FONTAINE married 5 May 1893, Granby, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Granby) to Calixte BOUSQUET

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)