Marie Valerie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

(b. 2 November 1843 , Berthierville, Canada East d. 16 July 1928 , Westbrook, Maine, USA )

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Marie Valerie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 2 November 1843 in Berthierville, Canada East

Marie Valerie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of ? and ?

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

Marie Valerie married Napoleon Joseph AUDETTE abt. 1866 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Napoleon Joseph AUDETTE was born 14 September 1848 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Napoleon Joseph died 9 April 1930 in Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills).

Marie Valerie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 16 July 1928 in Westbrook, Maine, 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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Marie Valerie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Napoleon Joseph AUDETTE-- Date: abt. 1866 Place:

Children of Napoleon Joseph AUDETTE and Marie Valerie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:

Joseph Jean AUDET (b.16 February 1877, St Samuel, Quebec, Canada d. 29 May 1951, Westbrook, Maine, USA )
m. Marie "Mary" Anna ARSENAULT 12 November 1894 in Gorham, Maine, USA

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1843 Birth
2 November 1843
Berthierville, Canada East

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.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Joseph Jean AUDET was born 16 February 1877, St Samuel, Quebec, Canada

Marie Valerie was 33 years old.

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

1894 Marriage of Child
Joseph Jean AUDET married 12 November 1894, Gorham, Maine, USA to Marie "Mary" Anna ARSENAULT

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)