Francois MERCIER

(b. 24 May 1858 , Baie-des-Sables, Matane, Quebec, Canada d. 26 January 1961 , )

Am I Your Ancestor?
MERCIER Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Francois MERCIER was born 24 May 1858 in Baie-des-Sables, Matane, Quebec, Canada

Francois MERCIER was the child of Francois Xavier MERCIER and Marie Philomene LIZOTTE

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

Francois married Josephine RUEST 4 November 1889 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephine RUEST was born abt. 1868 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephine was the child of Zephirin RUEST and Julienne BELANGER.

Francois MERCIER died 26 January 1961
Details of the family tree of Francois appear below.

Family and Children of Francois MERCIER

[Hide/Show]

Francois MERCIER married

Josephine RUEST-- Date: 4 November 1889 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Josephine RUEST was the child of Zephirin RUEST and Julienne BELANGER

Children of Francois MERCIER and Josephine RUEST:

Marie Rose MERCIER (b.3 April 1904, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 February 2005, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Philias Ernest GIROUARD 1926

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Francois MERCIER
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Francois MERCIER: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1858 Birth
24 May 1858
Baie-des-Sables, Matane, Quebec, Canada

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)

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

1889 Marriage / Partner
Francois MERCIER and Josephine RUEST 4 November 1889, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

He was 31 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)

1904 Birth of Child
Marie Rose MERCIER was born 3 April 1904, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Francois was 45 years old.

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)

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)

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

Added: 6/4/2025 8:16:05 PM - Updated: 10/14/2025 10:45:13 AM