Hermenegilde BILLY

(b. 11 February 1835 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 25 September 1907 , Auburn, Maine, USA )

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Hermenegilde BILLY was born 11 February 1835 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Hermenegilde BILLY was the child of ? and ?

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

Hermenegilde married Hermine ST CYR 8 January 1861 in Saint-Paul-de-Chester, Chesterville, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hermine ST CYR was born 11 January 1831 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*.

Hermenegilde BILLY died 25 September 1907 in Auburn, 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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Family and Children of Hermenegilde BILLY

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Hermenegilde BILLY married

Hermine ST CYR-- Date: 8 January 1861 Place: Saint-Paul-de-Chester, Chesterville, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada

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Children of Hermenegilde BILLY and Hermine ST CYR:

Napoleon BILLY (b.August 14, 1866, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada d. June 10, 1948, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Delina CARON 1900

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1835 Birth
11 February 1835
Bécancour, Nicolet, 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

1861 Marriage / Partner
Hermenegilde BILLY and Hermine ST CYR 8 January 1861, Saint-Paul-de-Chester, Chesterville, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Birth of Child
Napoleon BILLY was born August 14, 1866, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada

Hermenegilde was 31 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

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.