Philippe CORMIER

(b. 14 November 1853 , Grande-Digue, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada d. 20 September 1932 , Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada )
Age: 78

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Philippe CORMIER was born 14 November 1853 in Grande-Digue, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

Philippe CORMIER was the child of Sylvain CORMIER and Ursule LEGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) David CORMIER and Perpetue LEBLANC (maternal) Francois Joseph LEGER and Marie HEBERT

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

Philippe married Adeline MELANSON 26 January 1874 in Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adeline MELANSON was born 27 January 1852 in Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Adeline died 3 October 1916 in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada. Adeline was the child of Joseph Edmond MELANSON and Madeleine RICHARD.

Philippe CORMIER died 20 September 1932 in Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Philippe CORMIER married

Adeline MELANSON-- Date: 26 January 1874 Place: Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Adeline MELANSON was the child of Joseph Edmond MELANSON and Madeleine RICHARD

Children of Philippe CORMIER and Adeline MELANSON:

Marie CORMIER (b.11 August 1876, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada d. 28 May 1958, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Joseph Amand CAISSIE 14 February 1898 in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada

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1853 Birth
14 November 1853
Grande-Digue, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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

1874 Marriage / Partner
Philippe CORMIER and Adeline MELANSON 26 January 1874, Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Marie CORMIER was born 11 August 1876, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada

Philippe was 22 years old.

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

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)

1898 Marriage of Child
Marie CORMIER married 14 February 1898, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada to Joseph Amand CAISSIE

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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)