Francois Vital ACHIN

(b. 4 November 1829 , Longueuil, Lower Canada d. 9 February 1917 , Spencer, Massachusetts, USA )

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Francois Vital ACHIN was born 4 November 1829 in Longueuil, Lower Canada

Francois Vital ACHIN was the child of ? and ?

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

Francois Vital married Adeline LANGLOIS 17 January 1858 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adeline LANGLOIS was born abt. 1843 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Adeline died 13 April 1936

Francois Vital ACHIN died 9 February 1917 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA.

son of Pierre Achin dit St-Andre and Marguerite Patenaude

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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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Francois Vital ACHIN married

Adeline LANGLOIS-- Date: 17 January 1858 Place: Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Francois Vital ACHIN and Adeline LANGLOIS:

Ellen M ACHIM (b.22 October 1867, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 March 1966, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. William Arthur BARIBEAU (BARIBAULT) 13 January 1892 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

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1829 Birth
4 November 1829
Longueuil, 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 Marriage / Partner
Francois Vital ACHIN and Adeline LANGLOIS 17 January 1858, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

He was 28 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 Birth of Child
Ellen M ACHIM was born 22 October 1867, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Francois Vital was 37 years old.

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)

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

1892 Marriage of Child
Ellen M ACHIM married 13 January 1892, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA to William Arthur BARIBEAU (BARIBAULT)

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)