Saul DONAIS

(b. 9 March 1862 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East d. 21 November 1935 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA )

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Saul DONAIS was born 9 March 1862 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Saul DONAIS was the child of Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS) and Zoe DUFRESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DAUNAIS and Marguerite CHOLETTE (maternal) Eusebe DUFRESNE and Sophie FONTAINE

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

Saul married Helene LUSSIER 18 February 1884 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helene LUSSIER was born 29 January 1865 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Helene died 29 April 1911 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville).

Saul DONAIS died 21 November 1935 in Oxford, Massachusetts, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Saul DONAIS married

Helene LUSSIER-- Date: 18 February 1884 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Saul DONAIS and Helene LUSSIER:

Arthur DONAIS (b.December 8, 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 October 1943, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Lillian Marie Adelaide LAVALLEE 30 October 1916 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1862 Birth
9 March 1862
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Marriage / Partner
Saul DONAIS and Helene LUSSIER 18 February 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 21 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Birth of Child
Arthur DONAIS was born December 8, 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Saul was 27 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)

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)

1911 Death of Spouse/Partner
Helene LUSSIER died 29 April 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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)

1916 Marriage of Child
Arthur DONAIS married 30 October 1916, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Lillian Marie Adelaide LAVALLEE

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

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

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 Death
21 November 1935
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 73.

Added: 11/6/2021 11:45:39 AM - Updated: 6/24/2025 2:40:52 PM