Marie-Philomene LEMIEUX

(b. 15 October 1838 , Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada d. abt. 1922 , Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Philomene LEMIEUX was born 15 October 1838 in Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada

Marie-Philomene LEMIEUX was the child of ? and ?

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Marie-Philomene married Charles DUCHESNEAU 23 February 1857 in Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles DUCHESNEAU was born 21 December 1836 in Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada . Charles died 8 October 1918 in Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada.

Marie-Philomene LEMIEUX died abt. 1922 in Saint-Dominique, 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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Marie-Philomene LEMIEUX married

Charles DUCHESNEAU-- Date: 23 February 1857 Place: Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

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Children of Charles DUCHESNEAU and Marie-Philomene LEMIEUX:

Antoinette Amelie DUCHESNEAU (b.18 July 1877, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 March 1939, Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada)

Marie Palma Alexina DUCHESNEAU (b.18 May 1879, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada d. 6 April 1880, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA)

Charles DUCHESNEAU (b.12 April 1882, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 November 1959, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada )
m. Isola VINCENT 25 September 1905 in Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

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1838 Birth
15 October 1838
Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

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.

1857 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Philomene LEMIEUX and Charles DUCHESNEAU 23 February 1857, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Antoinette Amelie DUCHESNEAU was born 18 July 1877, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Marie-Philomene was 38 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)

1879 Birth of Child
Marie Palma Alexina DUCHESNEAU was born 18 May 1879, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

Marie-Philomene was 40 years old.

1880 Death of Child
Marie Palma Alexina DUCHESNEAU died 6 April 1880, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Marie-Philomene was 41 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Charles DUCHESNEAU was born 12 April 1882, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Marie-Philomene was 43 years old.

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)

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)

1905 Marriage of Child
Charles DUCHESNEAU married 25 September 1905 , Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada to Isola VINCENT

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)

1918 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles DUCHESNEAU died 8 October 1918, Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

Added: 12/18/2021 11:14:44 AM - Updated: 12/19/2021 11:18:15 AM