Alphonsine LAVALLEE

(b. 4 December 1856 , Saint-Aimé, Canada East d. 7 March 1946 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Alphonsine LAVALLEE was born 4 December 1856 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Alphonsine LAVALLEE was the child of Olivier LAVALLEE and Josette COTNOIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LAVALLEE and Marie CARTIER (maternal) Antoine COTNOIR and Marie-Louise BLANCHARD

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

Alphonsine married Narcisse "Nelson" BELANGER 7 January 1878 in St-Germain-de-Grantham, Drummond, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Narcisse "Nelson" BELANGER was born 4 June 1846 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Narcisse "Nelson" died 7 September 1918 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Narcisse "Nelson" was the child of Joseph BELANGER and Marie-Anne CANTARA.

Alphonsine LAVALLEE died 7 March 1946 in Southbridge, 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.

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Alphonsine LAVALLEE married

Narcisse "Nelson" BELANGER-- Date: 7 January 1878 Place: St-Germain-de-Grantham, Drummond, Québec, Canada

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Narcisse "Nelson" BELANGER was the child of Joseph BELANGER and Marie-Anne CANTARA

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Children of Narcisse "Nelson" BELANGER and Alphonsine LAVALLEE:

Alfred BELANGER (b.3 April 1879, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada d. , )

Bernadette BELANGER (b.22 April 1885, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada d. 3 October 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. John Baptiste GIRARD 15 May 1905 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1856 Birth
4 December 1856
Saint-Aimé, Canada East

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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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Alphonsine LAVALLEE and Narcisse "Nelson" BELANGER 7 January 1878, St-Germain-de-Grantham, Drummond, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Birth of Child
Alfred BELANGER was born 3 April 1879, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)

Alphonsine was 22 years old.

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

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

1885 Birth of Child
Bernadette BELANGER was born 22 April 1885, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)

Alphonsine was 28 years old.

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

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)

1905 Marriage of Child
Bernadette BELANGER married 15 May 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to John Baptiste GIRARD

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Death of Child
Bernadette BELANGER died 3 October 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Alphonsine was 49 years old.

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)

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)

1918 Death of Spouse/Partner
Narcisse "Nelson" BELANGER died 7 September 1918, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1946 Death
7 March 1946
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 89.