Louis Donovan GIARD

(b. 5 December 1840 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 8 May 1926 , Bridport, Vermont, USA )

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Louis Donovan GIARD was born 5 December 1840 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Louis Donovan GIARD was the child of ? and ?

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Louis Donovan married Julia Elise Virginia DALPE (DELPHIA) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julia Elise Virginia DALPE (DELPHIA) was born 15 November 1843 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Julia Elise Virginia died 16 December 1923 in Addison, Vermont, USA (Chimney Point) (West Addison).

Louis Donovan GIARD died 8 May 1926 in Bridport, Vermont, 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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Louis Donovan GIARD married

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Children of Louis Donovan GIARD and Julia Elise Virginia DALPE (DELPHIA):

Adelia GIARD (b.24 November 1864, Pittsford, Vermont, USA d. 28 September 1905, Bridport, Vermont, USA)
m. Alfred Allie OUIMET 28 November 1881 in Bridport, Vermont, USA

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1840 Birth
5 December 1840
Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Adelia GIARD was born 24 November 1864, Pittsford, Vermont, USA (Florence)

Louis Donovan was 23 years old.

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 of Child
Adelia GIARD married 28 November 1881, Bridport, Vermont, USA to Alfred Allie OUIMET

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)

1905 Death of Child
Adelia GIARD died 28 September 1905, Bridport, Vermont, USA

Louis Donovan was 64 years old.

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)