Edouard CROTEAU

(b. 24 March 1836 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada d. 15 February 1918 , Lewiston, Maine, USA )

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Edouard CROTEAU was born 24 March 1836 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Edouard CROTEAU was the child of ? and ?

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Edouard married Sophie Leocadie BOLDUC 12 February 1866 in Saint-Victor, Beauce, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie Leocadie BOLDUC was born 23 February 1847 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Sophie Leocadie died 15 April 1929 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Edouard CROTEAU died 15 February 1918 in Lewiston, 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.

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Edouard CROTEAU married

Sophie Leocadie BOLDUC-- Date: 12 February 1866 Place: Saint-Victor, Beauce, Canada East

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Children of Edouard CROTEAU and Sophie Leocadie BOLDUC:

Marie Alvina CROTEAU (b.15 June 1868, St. Ephrem, Beauce, Quebec, Canada d. 2 June 1918, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
m. Raymond BOLDUC 27 September 1886

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1836 Birth
24 March 1836
Lauzon, Lévis, 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 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Marriage / Partner
Edouard CROTEAU and Sophie Leocadie BOLDUC 12 February 1866, Saint-Victor, Beauce, Québec, Canada (Saint-Victor-de-Tring) (Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring)

He was 29 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Marie Alvina CROTEAU was born 15 June 1868, St. Ephrem, Beauce, Quebec, Canada

Edouard was 32 years old.

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

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)