Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS)

(b. 21 May 1835 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 14 April 1914 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS) was born 21 May 1835 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS) was the child of Antoine DAUNAIS and Marguerite CHOLETTE

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

Saul married Zoe DUFRESNE 27 November 1860 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Zoe DUFRESNE was born 17 November 1844 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Zoe died 19 December 1927 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Zoe was the child of Eusebe DUFRESNE and Sophie FONTAINE.

Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS) died 14 April 1914 in Southbridge, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS)

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Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS) married

Zoe DUFRESNE-- Date: 27 November 1860 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Zoe DUFRESNE was the child of Eusebe DUFRESNE and Sophie FONTAINE

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Children of Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS) and Zoe DUFRESNE:

Saul DONAIS (b.9 March 1862, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East d. 21 November 1935, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Helene LUSSIER 18 February 1884 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Odina DAUNAIS (DONAIS) (b.September 1871, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1925, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Edward BERNARD 11 February 1889 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1835 Birth
21 May 1835
Saint-Hyacinthe, 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)

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

1860 Marriage / Partner
Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS) and Zoe DUFRESNE 27 November 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 25 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Saul DONAIS was born 9 March 1862, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Saul was 26 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.

1871 Birth of Child
Odina DAUNAIS (DONAIS) was born September 1871, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Saul was 36 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)

1884 Marriage of Child
Saul DONAIS married 18 February 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Helene LUSSIER

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

1889 Marriage of Child
Odina DAUNAIS (DONAIS) married 11 February 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Edward BERNARD

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)

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)