Gabriel COUVION

(b. 20 January 1850 , Saint-Jérôme, Canada East d. 27 April 1913 , Marquette, Michigan, USA )

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Gabriel COUVION was born 20 January 1850 in Saint-Jérôme, Canada East

Gabriel COUVION was the child of Gabriel QUEVILLON and Martine GUETHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François QUEVILLON and Marguerite FOISY (maternal) François GUETHIER and Marie-Louise SAURIOL

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

Gabriel married Marie Tharsile GAUTHIER 7 April 1874 in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Tharsile GAUTHIER was born 31 December 1858 in Sainte-Julienne, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Julienne-de-Rawdon). Marie Tharsile died 17 July 1904 in Adams, Houghton, Michigan, USA. Marie Tharsile was the child of Antoine LANDREVILLE dit GAUTHIER and Sophie CHAPUT.

Gabriel COUVION died 27 April 1913 in Marquette, Michigan, 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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Gabriel COUVION married

Marie Tharsile GAUTHIER-- Date: 7 April 1874 Place: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Marie Tharsile GAUTHIER was the child of Antoine LANDREVILLE dit GAUTHIER and Sophie CHAPUT

Children of Gabriel COUVION and Marie Tharsile GAUTHIER:

Joseph Louis COUVION (b.23 May 1889, Marquette, Michigan, USA d. 26 August 1978, Marquette, Michigan, USA)
m. Mary LEVEQUE

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1850 Birth
20 January 1850
Saint-Jérôme, 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.

1874 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel COUVION and Marie Tharsile GAUTHIER 7 April 1874, Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA

He was 24 years old.

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)

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)

1889 Birth of Child
Joseph Louis COUVION was born 23 May 1889, Marquette, Michigan, USA

Gabriel was 39 years old.

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)

1904 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Tharsile GAUTHIER died 17 July 1904, Adams, Houghton, Michigan, USA

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)