Victoire POIRIER

(b. 20 September 1820 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 12 March 1909 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Victoire POIRIER was born 20 September 1820 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Victoire POIRIER was the child of Joseph POIRIER and Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François POIRIER and Louise LAGUERCE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste HUS MILET (MILLET) and Marie-Madeleine GIGUERE

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

Victoire married Pierre HUFAULT (BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre HUFAULT (BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT) was born 20 March 1819 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Pierre was the child of Joseph BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT and Marie-Louise-Desanges SAVARY.

Victoire POIRIER died 12 March 1909 in Southbridge, 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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Victoire POIRIER married

Pierre HUFAULT (BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT)-- Place:
Pierre HUFAULT (BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT) was the child of Joseph BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT and Marie-Louise-Desanges SAVARY

Children of Pierre HUFAULT (BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT) and Victoire POIRIER:

David HUFAULT (b.20 August 1861, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East d. abt. 1935, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Exilda LAVIOLETTE 14 February 1882 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

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1820 Birth
20 September 1820
Sorel, Lower Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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

1861 Birth of Child
David HUFAULT was born 20 August 1861, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Victoire was 40 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.

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)

1882 Marriage of Child
David HUFAULT married 14 February 1882, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Exilda LAVIOLETTE

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)

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)