Louis DESROCHERS

(b. 20 June 1819 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada d. 24 November 1909 , Sheffield, Vermont, USA )

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Louis DESROCHERS was born 20 June 1819 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Louis DESROCHERS was the child of Gabriel DESROCHES (DESROSIERS) and Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste-Louis DESROCHES (DESROSIERS) and Madeleine GAUTHIER (maternal) Pierre BAILLARGEON and Marie-Elisabeth CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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

Louis married Marie Lucie GUIMOND 18 October 1842 in Sherbrooke, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Lucie GUIMOND was born 1 December 1819 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie Lucie died abt. 1905 in Sutton, Vermont, USA (Billymead) (Sutton Depot) (Summit Siding). Marie Lucie was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUIMOND and Therese BELANGER.

Louis DESROCHERS died 24 November 1909 in Sheffield, Vermont, 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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Family and Children of Louis DESROCHERS

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Louis DESROCHERS married

Marie Lucie GUIMOND-- Date: 18 October 1842 Place: Sherbrooke, Canada East

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Marie Lucie GUIMOND was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUIMOND and Therese BELANGER

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Children of Louis DESROCHERS and Marie Lucie GUIMOND:

Joseph Ernest DESROCHERS (b.4 September 1846, Drummondville, Canada East d. 5 January 1930, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Celina LEGROS dite DUPERRON 29 April 1867

Francois DESROCHERS (DUROCHER) (b.16 October 1853, L'Avenir, Canada East d. 30 December 1936, L'Avenir, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie Philomene GRANDMONT 8 January 1878 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)

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1819 Birth
20 June 1819
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Baptism

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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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

1842 Marriage / Partner
Louis DESROCHERS and Marie Lucie GUIMOND 18 October 1842, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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)

1846 Birth of Child
Joseph Ernest DESROCHERS was born 4 September 1846, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)

Louis was 27 years old.

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

1853 Birth of Child
Francois DESROCHERS (DUROCHER) was born 16 October 1853, L'Avenir, Québec, Canada

Louis was 34 years old.

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 of Child
Francois DESROCHERS (DUROCHER) married 8 January 1878, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville) to Marie Philomene GRANDMONT

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)

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)