François "Frank" VIAU

(b. 22 September 1870 , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1941 , Montréal, Québec, Canada )

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François "Frank" VIAU was born 22 September 1870 in Québec Province, Canada

François "Frank" VIAU was the child of François VIAU and Clephyre ROY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph ROY and Catherine BOYER

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

François "Frank" married Mathilde Domithilde LABELLE 22 February 1892 in Nominingue, St Ìgnace de Loyola, Labelle, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mathilde Domithilde LABELLE was born 12 December 1874 in Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Mathilde Domithilde was the child of Joseph LABELLE and Philomene CLEMENT.

François "Frank" VIAU died abt. 1941 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
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François "Frank" VIAU married

Mathilde Domithilde LABELLE-- Date: 22 February 1892 Place: Nominingue, St Ìgnace de Loyola, Labelle, Québec, Canada
Mathilde Domithilde LABELLE was the child of Joseph LABELLE and Philomene CLEMENT

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Children of François "Frank" VIAU and Mathilde Domithilde LABELLE:

Émile VIAU (b.22 march 1893, Nominingue, Antoine-Labelle, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1974, L'Annonciation, Québec, Canada)
m. Amanda CHALIFOUX 24 January 1919

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1870 Birth
22 September 1870
Québec Province, Canada

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 Marriage / Partner
François "Frank" VIAU and Mathilde Domithilde LABELLE 22 February 1892, Nominingue, St Ìgnace de Loyola, Labelle, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1893 Birth of Child
Émile VIAU was born 22 march 1893, Nominingue, Antoine-Labelle, Québec, Canada

François "Frank" was 22 years old.

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1901 - Lochaber, Labelle, Quebec, Canada
Name: Francois Viau
Gender: Male
Racial or Tribal Origin: Française
Nationality: Canadienne
Marital status: Married
Age: 31
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1870
Birth Place: Québec
Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Journalier
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Can Speak French: Yes
Province: Quebec
District: Labelle
District Number: 160
Sub-District: Lochaber
Sub-District Number: 1
Family Number: 88
Household Members:
Name Age
Francois Viau 31
Mathilde Viau 26
Emile Viau 8
Renè Viau 4
Lea Viau 2
Leandre Viau 2/ 12

1901 Canadian Census
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1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada