Napoleon CHARRON dit DUCHARME

(b. 24 December 1860 , Contrecœur, Canada East d. 11 September 1943 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Napoleon CHARRON dit DUCHARME was born 24 December 1860 in Contrecœur, Canada East

Napoleon CHARRON dit DUCHARME was the child of ? and ?

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

Napoleon married Regina Amélia BEAUDOIN 22 February 1881 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Regina Amélia BEAUDOIN was born 10 February 1862 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA. Regina Amélia died abt. 1946 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Regina Amélia was the child of Amable BEAUDOIN and Mary SPRING.

Napoleon CHARRON dit DUCHARME died 11 September 1943 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .

son of Joseph Ambroise Ducharme and Marie Elisabeth Roy

photo/ portrait (above) from ancestry.com

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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.

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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Napoleon CHARRON dit DUCHARME married

Regina Amélia BEAUDOIN-- Date: 22 February 1881 Place: Putnam, Connecticut, USA
Regina Amélia BEAUDOIN was the child of Amable BEAUDOIN and Mary SPRING

Children of Napoleon CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Regina Amélia BEAUDOIN:

Arthur Henry DUCHARME (b.26 January 1895, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 January 1970, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Laudina DESROSIERS 1922

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1860 Birth
24 December 1860
Contrecœur, 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)

1881 Marriage / Partner
Napoleon CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Regina Amélia BEAUDOIN 22 February 1881, Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock)

He was 20 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

1895 Birth of Child
Arthur Henry DUCHARME was born 26 January 1895, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Napoleon was 34 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)