Edmund GODIN

(b. 2 July 1843 , Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East d. 20 March 1916 , North Providence, Rhode Island, USA )

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Edmund GODIN was born 2 July 1843 in Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East

Edmund GODIN was the child of Pierre GODIN and Madeleine ROCHELEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GODIN and Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE (maternal) Louis ROCHELEAU and Elisabeth LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

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

Edmund married Marie Elmire DOUCET 4 August 1863 in Maskinongé, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Elmire DOUCET was born 17 November 1844 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie Elmire died 16 July 1889 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Marie Elmire was the child of David DOUCET and Julie LANDRY.

Edmund GODIN died 20 March 1916 in North Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

son of Pierre Godin and Marie Julie Rochereau dite Lesperance

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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 Edmund GODIN

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Edmund GODIN married

Marie Elmire DOUCET-- Date: 4 August 1863 Place: Maskinongé, Canada East
Marie Elmire DOUCET was the child of David DOUCET and Julie LANDRY

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Children of Edmund GODIN and Marie Elmire DOUCET:

Josephine GODIN (b.29 March 1873, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 July 1954, Burrillville, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Alphonse PELLETIER 6 July 1891 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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1843 Birth
2 July 1843
Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East

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

1863 Marriage / Partner
Edmund GODIN and Marie Elmire DOUCET 4 August 1863, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 20 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.

1873 Birth of Child
Josephine GODIN was born 29 March 1873, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Edmund was 29 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)

1889 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Elmire DOUCET died 16 July 1889, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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 Marriage of Child
Josephine GODIN married 6 July 1891, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to Alphonse PELLETIER

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)