Francois Xavier MERCIER

(b. 9 November 1833 , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 December 1916 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA )

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Francois Xavier MERCIER was born 9 November 1833 in Québec Province, Canada

Francois Xavier MERCIER was the child of ? and ?

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

Francois Xavier married Marie Philomene LIZOTTE 26 March 1856 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Philomene LIZOTTE was born 30 November 1836 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie Philomene died 15 October 1917 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Francois Xavier MERCIER died 17 December 1916 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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Francois Xavier MERCIER married

Marie Philomene LIZOTTE-- Date: 26 March 1856 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

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Children of Francois Xavier MERCIER and Marie Philomene LIZOTTE:

Francois MERCIER (b.24 May 1858, Baie-des-Sables, Matane, Quebec, Canada d. 26 January 1961, )
m. Josephine RUEST 4 November 1889 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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1833 Birth
9 November 1833
Québec Province, 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)

1856 Marriage / Partner
Francois Xavier MERCIER and Marie Philomene LIZOTTE 26 March 1856, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 22 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Francois MERCIER was born 24 May 1858, Baie-des-Sables, Matane, Quebec, Canada

Francois Xavier was 24 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)

1889 Marriage of Child
Francois MERCIER married 4 November 1889, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Josephine RUEST

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)