Alphage Louis GAGNON

(b. 28 September 1874 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada d. 6 June 1943 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 70

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Alphage Louis GAGNON was born 28 September 1874 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Alphage Louis GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Apolline PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GAGNON and Theotiste LEREAU (maternal) Charles PLANTE and Marie-Angelique LACASSE

Alphage Louis was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1876.

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

Alphage Louis married Emily MCLEAN 9 September 1897 in Huntington, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Emily MCLEAN was born 7 March 1877 in Becket, Massachusetts, USA (North Becket). Emily died 19 February 1940 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence). Emily was the child of Joseph MCLEAN and Rosalie BEDOIR (BEDARD).

Alphage Louis GAGNON died 6 June 1943 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Did you know that most people with the Gagnon name came from three sons of Pierre Gagnon (Gaignon) and Renee Roger of Tourouvre, France, who came to New France (Quebec) around 1637? Mathurin, Jean and Pierre Gagnon, along with their wives did much to populate North America with the proud Gagnon surname!

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Family and Children of Alphage Louis GAGNON

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Alphage Louis GAGNON married

Emily MCLEAN-- Date: 9 September 1897 Place: Huntington, Massachusetts, USA
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Emily MCLEAN was the child of Joseph MCLEAN and Rosalie BEDOIR (BEDARD)

Name: Alfaiche Gagnon
Event Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1873
Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1897
Marriage Place: Huntington, Massachusetts
Marriage Age: 24
Father Name: Pierrete Plante
Mother Name: Pauline Plante
Spouse Name: Emily McLean
Spouse Marriage Age: 20
Spouse Father Name: Joseph Badour
Spouse Mother Name: Rose Badour

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Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

Children of Alphage Louis GAGNON and Emily MCLEAN:

Esther GAGNON (b.April 1898, , Massachusetts, USA d. 3 March 1933, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )

Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON (b.12 April 1899, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 July 1986, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Theonilde Flora DEMERS

Alpage Louis GAGNON (b.abt. 1902, , Massachusetts, USA d. 11 July 1985, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA)

Peter Raymond GAGNON (b.abt. 1910, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Charles Russel GAGNON (b.abt. 1914, , Massachusetts, USA d. 19 November 1959, Manhattan, New York, USA )

Clarence Vincent GAGNON (b.July 1918, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 February 1939, Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

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1874 Birth
28 September 1874
Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

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

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

1897 Marriage / Partner
Alphage Louis GAGNON and Emily MCLEAN 9 September 1897, Huntington, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

1898 Birth of Child
Esther GAGNON was born April 1898, , Massachusetts, USA

Alphage Louis was 23 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON was born 12 April 1899, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Alphage Louis was 24 years old.

1900 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Alphfie P Gagnon
titles & terms:
residence: Springfield city, Hampden, Massachusetts
birth date: Sep 1873
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head of household: Self
spouse: Emily Gagnon
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace: Massachusetts
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Alphfie P Gagnon
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 9
estimated marriage year: 1891
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year: 1876
enumeration district: 0565
page: 8
sheet letter: A
family number: 155
reference number: 31
film number: 1240651
image number: 00000754
Household Gender Age
Alphfie P Gagnon M
spouse Emily Gagnon F
child Esther Gagnon F
child Alvin E Gagnon M

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1910 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Alpage Gagnon
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Chicopee Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year: 1875
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Canada
family number: 170
page number: 9
Household Gender Age
Alpage Gagnon M 36y
spouse Emily Gagnon F 33y
child Esther Gagnon F 12y
child Alven P Gagnon M 11y
child Alpage L Gagnon M 8y
child Peter R Gagnon M y 11m

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1918 Birth of Child
Clarence Vincent GAGNON was born July 1918, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Alphage Louis was 43 years old.

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

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Alphage L Gagnon
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 57
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Canada
estimated birth year: 1873
immigration year: 1874
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0112
family number: 149
sheet number and letter: 7A
line number: 24
nara publication: T626, roll 905
film number: 2340640
digital folder number: 4607002
image number: 00649
Household Gender Age
Alphage L Gagnon M 57
spouse Emily Gagnon F 53
child Alphage L Gagnon M 28
child Ray P Gagnon M 20
child Charles R Gagnon M 15
child Clarence V Gagnon M 12
Rose Mclean F 80

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1933 Death of Child
Esther GAGNON died 3 March 1933, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Alphage Louis was 58 years old.

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1939 Death of Child
Clarence Vincent GAGNON died 26 February 1939, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Alphage Louis was 64 years old.

1940 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emily MCLEAN died 19 February 1940, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death
Name: Alphage L Gagnon
Death Date: 1943
Death Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 88
Page Number: 164
Index Volume Number: 101
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.101

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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