Edouard DEMERS

(b. 4 July 1833 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada d. 18 November 1916 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Edouard DEMERS was born 4 July 1833 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Edouard DEMERS was the child of Edouard DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Marguerite COUTURE dite LAMONDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Marguerite NADEAU (maternal) Andre COUTURE dit LAMONDE and Marie-Therese CORRIVEAU

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

Edouard married Josephte (Josephine) DUTEAU 6 January 1855 in Napierville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte (Josephine) DUTEAU was born 3 December 1835 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Josephte (Josephine) was the child of Pierre DUTEAU and Marie BOUDREAU.

Edouard DEMERS died 18 November 1916 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Alternate date of birth listed on Death Certificate is 4 July 1828

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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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Family and Children of Edouard DEMERS

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Edouard DEMERS married

Josephte (Josephine) DUTEAU-- Date: 6 January 1855 Place: Napierville, Canada East
Josephte (Josephine) DUTEAU was the child of Pierre DUTEAU and Marie BOUDREAU

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Children of Edouard DEMERS and Josephte (Josephine) DUTEAU:

Eloise DEMERS (b.16 February 1868, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1953, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Adaline Emeline DEMERS (b.September 1870, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 May 1926, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Joseph Edmond LIPPE 12 June 1893 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1833 Birth
4 July 1833
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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)

1855 Marriage / Partner
Edouard DEMERS and Josephte (Josephine) DUTEAU 6 January 1855, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

He was 21 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.

1868 Birth of Child
Eloise DEMERS was born 16 February 1868, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Edouard was 34 years old.

1870 Birth of Child
Adaline Emeline DEMERS was born September 1870, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Edouard was 37 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
Adaline Emeline DEMERS married 12 June 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Joseph Edmond LIPPE

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)