Amedee VIGEANT

(b. 29 October 1861 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East d. 25 November 1943 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada )

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Amedee VIGEANT was born 29 October 1861 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Amedee VIGEANT was the child of Florentin VIGEANT and Aurelie QUAY dite DRAGON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Florentin VIGEANT and Marie-Anne QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME

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

Amedee married Marie-Rose-Anna RICHARD 6 July 1886 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 18 children.
Marie-Rose-Anna RICHARD was born 7 May 1867 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Rose-Anna died 22 April 1948 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Rose-Anna was the child of Eusebe RICHARD and Sophie ANGER.

Amedee VIGEANT died 25 November 1943 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.

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Amedee VIGEANT married

Marie-Rose-Anna RICHARD-- Date: 6 July 1886 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Marie-Rose-Anna RICHARD was the child of Eusebe RICHARD and Sophie ANGER

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Children of Amedee VIGEANT and Marie-Rose-Anna RICHARD:

Arthur VIGEANT (b.1 June 1887, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 26 July 1975, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Marie Aurore Olida GUERTIN 6 February 1912 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Raphael VIGEANT (b.10 June 1888, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. June 1969, Grafton, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Clarice Josephine RICHARD 10 August 1908 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

Josaphat VIGEANT (b.3 July 1889, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 13 December 1944, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)

Albina-Roslie VIGEANT (b.29 November 1890, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 30 December 1890, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)

Stanislas VIGEANT (b.16 December 1891, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 18 October 1977, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Rose-Albina RICHER 20 September 1915 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Elie VIGEANT (b.8 February 1893, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 21 July 1962, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Mathilda-Rosa LEBOEUF 19 February 1919 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Elzéar VIGEANT (b.16 March 1894, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 12 May 1983, Grafton, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Mabel Beatrice HERVIEUX 21 May 1917 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Jacob-Emile VIGEANT (b.2 October 1895, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 23 December 1970, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Flore-Rosia GEOFFRION 29 June 1927 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Leonidas VIGEANT (b.31 December 1896, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 6 November 1973, )
m. Marie-Rosia ANGERS 4 January 1921 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Medora VIGEANT (b.3 February 1898, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1970, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Josaphat RICHER 29 June 1921 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Rosea VIGEANT (b.June 1899, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 10 September 1899, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)

Joseph-Osias-Alcidas VIGEANT (b.11 July 1900, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 26 November 1968, )
m. Marie-Fabiana MESSIER 16 January 1924 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Toussaint VIGEANT (b.24 October 1901, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 7 February 1981, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Philomène LEBOEUF 4 January 1927 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Corinna-Corona VIGEANT (b.26 January 1903, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 9 February 1946, )
m. Joseph-Emile LEBOEUF 23 January 1924 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Artheme-Henri VIGEANT (b.3 April 1904, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 3 December 1986, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Josephine ANGERS 26 September 1928 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Wilbrod VIGEANT (b.19 July 1905, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1984, )
m. Marie-Denise-Anna ARCHAMBAULT 12 February 1945 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose-Alma VIGEANT (b.19 March 1907, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 17 October 1994, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Alderic RICHARD 9 May 1936 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rosea VIGEANT (b.18 February 1909, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 8 June 1935, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Paul DESROSIERS 4 July 1934 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1861 Birth
29 October 1861
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of 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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1886 Marriage / Partner
Amedee VIGEANT and Marie-Rose-Anna RICHARD 6 July 1886, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Arthur VIGEANT was born 1 June 1887, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 25 years old.

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1888 Birth of Child
Raphael VIGEANT was born 10 June 1888, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 26 years old.

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

1889 Birth of Child
Josaphat VIGEANT was born 3 July 1889, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 27 years old.

1890 Birth of Child
Albina-Roslie VIGEANT was born 29 November 1890, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 29 years old.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1891 Birth of Child
Stanislas VIGEANT was born 16 December 1891, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 30 years old.

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1893 Birth of Child
Elie VIGEANT was born 8 February 1893, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 31 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Elzéar VIGEANT was born 16 March 1894, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 32 years old.

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1895 Birth of Child
Jacob-Emile VIGEANT was born 2 October 1895, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 33 years old.

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 Birth of Child
Leonidas VIGEANT was born 31 December 1896, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 35 years old.

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

1898 Birth of Child
Marie-Medora VIGEANT was born 3 February 1898, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 36 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
Rosea VIGEANT was born June 1899, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 37 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Joseph-Osias-Alcidas VIGEANT was born 11 July 1900, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 38 years old.

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

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1901 Birth of Child
Joseph-Toussaint VIGEANT was born 24 October 1901, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 40 years old.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Marie-Corinna-Corona VIGEANT was born 26 January 1903, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 41 years old.

1904 Birth of Child
Joseph-Artheme-Henri VIGEANT was born 3 April 1904, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 42 years old.

1905 Birth of Child
Joseph-Wilbrod VIGEANT was born 19 July 1905, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 43 years old.

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose-Alma VIGEANT was born 19 March 1907, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 45 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Marriage of Child
Raphael VIGEANT married 10 August 1908, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro) to Clarice Josephine RICHARD

1909 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosea VIGEANT was born 18 February 1909, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 47 years old.

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 Marriage of Child
Arthur VIGEANT married 6 February 1912, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie Aurore Olida GUERTIN

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)

1915 Marriage of Child
Stanislas VIGEANT married 20 September 1915, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Rose-Albina RICHER

1917 Marriage of Child
Elzéar VIGEANT married 21 May 1917, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA to Mabel Beatrice HERVIEUX

1919 Marriage of Child
Elie VIGEANT married 19 February 1919, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Mathilda-Rosa LEBOEUF

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 Marriage of Child
Leonidas VIGEANT married 4 January 1921, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Rosia ANGERS

1921 Marriage of Child
Marie-Medora VIGEANT married 29 June 1921, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Josaphat RICHER

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

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1924 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Osias-Alcidas VIGEANT married 16 January 1924, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Fabiana MESSIER

1924 Marriage of Child
Marie-Corinna-Corona VIGEANT married 23 January 1924, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Emile LEBOEUF

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1927 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Toussaint VIGEANT married 4 January 1927, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Philomène LEBOEUF

1927 Marriage of Child
Jacob-Emile VIGEANT married 29 June 1927, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Flore-Rosia GEOFFRION

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

1928 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Artheme-Henri VIGEANT married 26 September 1928, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Josephine ANGERS

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

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.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1934 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rosea VIGEANT married 4 July 1934, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Paul DESROSIERS

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

1935 Death of Child
Marie-Rosea VIGEANT died 8 June 1935, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amedee was 73 years old.

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose-Alma VIGEANT married 9 May 1936, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Alderic RICHARD

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

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.

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

Grave

Cimetière Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada

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1943 Death
25 November 1943
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 82.

Amedee is buried at: Cimetière Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada

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