Marguerite PLANTE

(b. 27 August 1818 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 4 November 1912 , Eagan, Dakota, Minnesota, USA )

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Marguerite PLANTE was born 27 August 1818 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Marguerite PLANTE was the child of Antoine PLANTE and Marguerite-Madeleine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul PLANTE and Marie-Madeleine HUS COURNOYER (maternal) Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Geneviève VANDAL

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

Marguerite married Pierre CHAPDELAINE 29 October 1838 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre CHAPDELAINE was born 29 June 1807 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Pierre died 16 November 1891 in Eagan, Dakota, Minnesota, USA. Pierre was the child of Francois-Valerien CHAPDELAINE and Genevieve NORMAND.

Marguerite PLANTE died 4 November 1912 in Eagan, Dakota, Minnesota, 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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Marguerite PLANTE married

Pierre CHAPDELAINE-- Date: 29 October 1838 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Pierre CHAPDELAINE was the child of Francois-Valerien CHAPDELAINE and Genevieve NORMAND

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Children of Pierre CHAPDELAINE and Marguerite PLANTE:

Alexander CHAPDELAINE (b.14 June 1859, Eagan, Minnesota, USA d. 7 December 1933, , Minnesota, USA)
m. Rachel PLAISANCE 6 May 1886

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1818 Birth
27 August 1818
Sorel, Lower Canada

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)

1838 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PLANTE and Pierre CHAPDELAINE 29 October 1838, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 20 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Alexander CHAPDELAINE was born 14 June 1859, Eagan, Minnesota, USA

Marguerite was 40 years old.

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)

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre CHAPDELAINE died 16 November 1891, Eagan, Dakota, Minnesota, USA

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)

1912 Death
4 November 1912
Eagan, Dakota, Minnesota, USA

She died at the age of 94.

Added: 7/3/2025 11:31:24 PM - Updated: 7/5/2025 3:26:02 PM