Eloise GAGNON

(b. 3 August 1849 , Mascouche, Canada East d. abt. 1919 , Ishpeming Township, Marquette, Michigan, USA )

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Eloise GAGNON was born 3 August 1849 in Mascouche, Canada East

Eloise GAGNON was the child of ? and ?

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

Eloise married Louis LEGACY 29 April 1867 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis LEGACY was born 5 March 1848 in Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Québec, Canada (Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaie). Louis died 16 June 1905 in Ishpeming Township, Marquette, Michigan, USA.

Eloise GAGNON died abt. 1919 in Ishpeming Township, Marquette, Michigan, USA.
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Did you know that most people with the Gagnon name came from three sons of Pierre Gagnon (Gaignon) and Renee Roger of Tourouvre, France, who came to New France (Quebec) around 1637? Mathurin, Jean and Pierre Gagnon, along with their wives did much to populate North America with the proud Gagnon surname!

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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Eloise GAGNON married

Louis LEGACY-- Date: 29 April 1867 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East

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Children of Louis LEGACY and Eloise GAGNON:

Emma LEGACY (b.September 1873, , Michigan, USA d. December 17,1931, Muskegon, Michigan, USA)
m. John-Jean MARCEAU 3 February 1890

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1849 Birth
3 August 1849
Mascouche, Canada East

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)

1867 Marriage / Partner
Eloise GAGNON and Louis LEGACY 29 April 1867, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

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

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

1873 Birth of Child
Emma LEGACY was born September 1873, , Michigan, USA

Eloise was 24 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)

1905 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis LEGACY died 16 June 1905, Ishpeming Township, Marquette, Michigan, USA

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)