Philomine FORTIER

Born

abt. 1852 , Vermont, USA

Died

21 February 1923 , Putnam, Connecticut, USA

Philomine married Solomon STE-MARIE abt. 1871 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Solomon STE-MARIE was born abt. 1844 in Québec Province, Canada. Solomon died 3 September 1928 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA . Solomon was the child of Alexis STE-MARIE and Marie Anne POTVIN .

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Philomine FORTIER married

Solomon STE-MARIE
Marriage date: abt. 1871
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Solomon STE-MARIE was the child of Alexis STE-MARIE and Marie Anne POTVIN

Children of Solomon STE-MARIE and Philomine FORTIER

Rosilda ST MARIE

Born: February 1871, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 24 January 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Louis-Hector COLLETTE 14 October 1895 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Alfred ST MARIE

Born: abt. 1876, , Connecticut, USA
Died: ,

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1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Birth of Child
Rosilda ST MARIE was born February 1871, , Connecticut, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1880 - Thompson, Connecticut

Name: Pheba St Mary
Age: 28
Birth Date: Abt 1852
BirthPlace: Canada
Home in 1880: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: 18
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Soloman St Mary
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Cannot Read: Yes
Cannot Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Soloman St Mary 30
Pheba St Mary 28
Roeslda St Mary 9
Solomon St Mary 3
Cordelia St Mary 7/ 12

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Marriage of Child
Rosilda ST MARIE married 14 October 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA to Louis-Hector COLLETTE

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 Death of Child
Rosilda ST MARIE died 24 January 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Southbridge, Massachusetts

Name: Pheobe St Marie
Age in 1910: 58
Birth Year: abt 1852
BirthPlace: Vermont
Home in 1910: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Lovely Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Marital Status: Married
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 40
Number of Children Born: 4
Number of Children Living: 1
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Household Members:
Name Age
Adolph Collette 35
Pheobe St Marie 58
Solomon St Marie 66
Hector St Marie 12
Dora St Marie 9
Alfred St Marie 6
Ernest St Marie 1

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Windham County, Connecticut

Name: Philemira St Mary
Residence: , Windham, Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1852
Age: 68
birthPlace: Vermont
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
father's birthPlace:
mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1820199
Digital Folder Number: 4295767
Image Number: 00511
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age
spouse Solomon St Mary M 76y
Philemira St Mary F 68y
Hector Collette M 21y

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.