Thomas FONTAINE

(b. 25 May 1856 , Saint-Stanislas, Canada East d. 15 October 1922 , Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA )

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Thomas FONTAINE was born 25 May 1856 in Saint-Stanislas, Canada East

Thomas FONTAINE was the child of ? and ?

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

Thomas married Melina HEVEY 7 January 1879 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Melina HEVEY was born 4 October 1859 in Saint-Stanislas, Québec, Canada (St-Stanislas-de-Batiscan). Melina died 28 May 1943

Thomas FONTAINE died 15 October 1922 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 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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Thomas FONTAINE married

Melina HEVEY-- Date: 7 January 1879 Place: Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

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Children of Thomas FONTAINE and Melina HEVEY:

Dosithe Alfred FONTAINE (b.5 January 1893, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA d. 14 May 1963, , Rhode Island, USA)
m. Dora Alma BARRETTE 3 December 1917 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

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1856 Birth
25 May 1856
Saint-Stanislas, Canada East

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)

1879 Marriage / Partner
Thomas FONTAINE and Melina HEVEY 7 January 1879, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

He was 22 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

1893 Birth of Child
Dosithe Alfred FONTAINE was born 5 January 1893, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Thomas was 36 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)