Marie Malvina Melina BRUNELLE

(b. 11 March 1846 , Varennes, Canada East d. 4 January 1908 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA )

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Marie Malvina Melina BRUNELLE was born 11 March 1846 in Varennes, Canada East

Marie Malvina Melina BRUNELLE was the child of ? and ?

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

Marie Malvina Melina married Michel Treffle FONTAINE 8 February 1864 in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel Treffle FONTAINE was born 17 July 1840 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Michel Treffle died 8 December 1890 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Marie Malvina Melina BRUNELLE died 4 January 1908 in Fall River, Massachusetts, 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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Marie Malvina Melina BRUNELLE married

Michel Treffle FONTAINE-- Date: 8 February 1864 Place: Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada East

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Children of Michel Treffle FONTAINE and Marie Malvina Melina BRUNELLE:

Joseph Noel FONTAINE (b.25 December 1864, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada East d. abt. 1943, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Meleda BELLIVEAU 2 June 1895 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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1846 Birth
11 March 1846
Varennes, Canada East

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)

1864 Marriage / Partner
Marie Malvina Melina BRUNELLE and Michel Treffle FONTAINE 8 February 1864, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec, Canada (Boucherville Station)

She was 17 years old.

1864 Birth of Child
Joseph Noel FONTAINE was born 25 December 1864, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec, Canada (Boucherville Station)

Marie Malvina Melina was 18 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)

1890 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel Treffle FONTAINE died 8 December 1890, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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

1895 Marriage of Child
Joseph Noel FONTAINE married 2 June 1895, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Meleda BELLIVEAU

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 Death
4 January 1908
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 61.