Alphonse FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS

(b. 9 September 1860 , Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Canada East d. 23 October 1942 , Burrillville, Rhode Island, USA )

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Alphonse FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS was born 9 September 1860 in Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Canada East

Alphonse FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS was the child of ? and ?

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

Alphonse married Georgiana FAVREAU 23 July 1883 in Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Georgiana FAVREAU was born 4 April 1868 in Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton). Georgiana died 1 March 1946 in Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville).

Alphonse FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS died 23 October 1942 in Burrillville, Rhode Island, USA .

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Occupation

Alphonse FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS was a Textile loom fixer/inventor.

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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Alphonse FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS married

Georgiana FAVREAU-- Date: 23 July 1883 Place: Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
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Children of Alphonse FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS and Georgiana FAVREAU:

Aldor Armand FONTENAULT (b.4 March 1905, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. 11 November 1966, Burrillville, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Cecile Aurore GIRARD 27 November 1924 in Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA

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1860 Birth
9 September 1860
Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Canada East

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.

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)

1883 Marriage / Partner
Alphonse FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS and Georgiana FAVREAU 23 July 1883, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)

He was 22 years old.

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)

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)

1905 Birth of Child
Aldor Armand FONTENAULT was born 4 March 1905, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)

Alphonse was 44 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)

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