François Xavier GAGNON

(b. 4 January 1849 , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 August 1923 , Goffstown, New Hampshire, USA )

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François Xavier GAGNON was born 4 January 1849 in Québec Province, Canada

François Xavier GAGNON was the child of Damase GAGNON and Emelie GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel GAGNON and Marie-Adele-Delima MARTIN (maternal) Antoine GAGNON and Marie-Anne LYONNAIS

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

François Xavier married Arthemise E HELIE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Arthemise E HELIE was born 19 March 1852 in St-Wenceslas, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada. Arthemise E died 5 April 1953 in New Boston, New Hampshire, USA. Arthemise E was the child of Jean-Baptiste HELIE and Louise MCDONALD.

François Xavier GAGNON died 29 August 1923 in Goffstown, New Hampshire, USA .

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Did you know that most people with the Gagnon name came from three sons of Pierre Gagnon (Gaignon) and Renee Roger of Tourouvre, France, who came to New France (Quebec) around 1637? Mathurin, Jean and Pierre Gagnon, along with their wives did much to populate North America with the proud Gagnon surname!

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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François Xavier GAGNON married

Arthemise E HELIE-- Place:
Arthemise E HELIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste HELIE and Louise MCDONALD

Children of François Xavier GAGNON and Arthemise E HELIE:

Edward GAGNON (b.23 June 1893, New Boston, New Hampshire, USA d. abt. 1948, , New Hampshire, USA)
m. Hazel Etta HILL 10 August 1916 in New Boston, New Hampshire, USA

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1849 Birth
4 January 1849
Québec Province, Canada

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

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)

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

1893 Birth of Child
Edward GAGNON was born 23 June 1893, New Boston, New Hampshire, USA

François Xavier was 44 years old.

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)