Phydime PROVENCHER

(b. 23 June 1857 , Nicolet, Canada East d. 4 November 1911 , Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

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Phydime PROVENCHER was born 23 June 1857 in Nicolet, Canada East

Phydime PROVENCHER was the child of ? and ?

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

Phydime married Elisabeth GUEVIN 1 June 1886 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth GUEVIN was born 7 February 1864 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Elisabeth died 9 January 1936 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) .

Phydime PROVENCHER died 4 November 1911 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada .
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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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Phydime PROVENCHER married

Elisabeth GUEVIN-- Date: 1 June 1886 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada

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Children of Phydime PROVENCHER and Elisabeth GUEVIN:

Marie-Ludivine PROVENCHER (b.August 14, 1892, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Québec, Canada d. 15 November 1944, Montbeillard, Rouyn-Noranda )
m. Joseph-Amedee HEROUX 26 August 1919 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1857 Birth
23 June 1857
Nicolet, Canada East

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

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)

1886 Marriage / Partner
Phydime PROVENCHER and Elisabeth GUEVIN 1 June 1886, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Ludivine PROVENCHER was born August 14, 1892, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Phydime was 35 years old.

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)

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