Alphonse LANCTOT

(b. May 1862 , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1951 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA )

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Alphonse LANCTOT was born May 1862 in Québec Province, Canada

Alphonse LANCTOT was the child of ? and ?

Alphonse LANCTOT died abt. 1951 in Worcester, 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.

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1862 Birth
May 1862
Québec Province, Canada

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)

1881 marriage ?
Name: Alphonse Lanctot
[Alphouse Lanctot]
Gender: homme (Male)
Event Type: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Date: 28 Nov 1881
Marriage Place: Sorel, Québec
Place of Worship or Institution: St-Pierre
Father:
Jean Baptiste Lanctot
Mother:
Philomène Lesage
Spouse:
Caroline Laprade
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

1900 - Spencer, Massachusetts
Name: Alphonse Lan??Tot
[Alphons Lanctot]
[Alphonse Lanctot]
Age: 38
Birth Date: May 1862
Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Home in 1900: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Temple Street
Sheet Number: 4
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 62
Family Number: 73
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1883
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: France, Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France
Years in US: 17
Occupation: Laborer RR
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: No
Can Write: No
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
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Household Members Age Relationship
Alphonse Lan??Tot 38 Head
Caroline Lan??Tot
16 Daughter
Louis Lan??Tot
12 Son
Marie Lan??Tot
11 Daughter
Ida Lan??Tot
9 Daughter
Melvina Lan??Tot
7 Daughter
Xavier Lan??Tot
5 Son
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 - Spencer, Massachusetts
Name: Alphonse Lanctot
Age in 1910: 52
Birth Date: 1858
[1858]
Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Home in 1910: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Street: Temple Street
House Number: 49
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1880
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Section Hand
Industry: Railroad
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Naturalization Status: Alien
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
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Household Members Age Relationship
Alphonse Lanctot 52 Head
Caroline Lanctot
26 Daughter
Albina Lanctot
17 Daughter
Frank Lanctot
15 Son
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)

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)

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)

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.

1940 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Alphona Lanctot
[Alphonse Lanetot]
Age: 83
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada French
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Father
Home in 1940: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Map of Home in 1940: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Pilgrim Avenue
House Number: 167
Inferred Residence in 1935: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Worcester
Citizenship: Alien
Sheet Number: 7B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: 0
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Caroline Carbonneau
56 Head
Alphona Lanctot 83 Father
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

Death
Name: Alphonse Lanctot
Death Date: 1951
Death Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 105
Page Number: 198
Index Volume Number: 115
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.115

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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