Louis BROSSEAU

(b. 29 January 1831 , Saint-Rémi, Lower Canada d. abt. 1909 , Lyon Mountain, Clinton, New York, USA )

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Louis BROSSEAU was born 29 January 1831 in Saint-Rémi, Lower Canada

Louis BROSSEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUSSEAU and Marie JANOT dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BROUSSEAU and Charlotte LESCARBEAU (maternal) Jacques JANOT and Rose PAQUET

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

Louis married Aurelie FIFLE 13 June 1868 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Aurelie FIFLE was born 11 January 1839 in Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle). Aurelie was the child of Eusebe FIFLE and Marie-Osithe BISSON.

Louis BROSSEAU died abt. 1909 in Lyon Mountain, Clinton, New York, 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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Family and Children of Louis BROSSEAU

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Louis BROSSEAU married

Aurelie FIFLE-- Date: 13 June 1868 Place: Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Aurelie FIFLE was the child of Eusebe FIFLE and Marie-Osithe BISSON

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Children of Louis BROSSEAU and Aurelie FIFLE:

Ernest BROSSEAU (b.29 March 1881, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1976, Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie Euphrosine PERRAS 31 May 1909

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1831 Birth
29 January 1831
Saint-Rémi, Lower Canada

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

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)

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.

1868 Marriage / Partner
Louis BROSSEAU and Aurelie FIFLE 13 June 1868, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

He was 37 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)

1881 Birth of Child
Ernest BROSSEAU was born 29 March 1881, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)

Louis was 50 years old.

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)

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)

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