Theophile GOUDREAU

(b. 28 September 1831 , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 July 1918 , Spencer, Massachusetts, USA )

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Theophile GOUDREAU was born 28 September 1831 in Québec Province, Canada

Theophile GOUDREAU was the child of ? and ?

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

Theophile married Marie Melanie TREMBLAY 20 August 1855 in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Melanie TREMBLAY was born 4 November 1827 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie Melanie died 6 April 1874 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Marie Melanie was the child of Bernard TREMBLAY and Celeste GRAVEL.

Theophile GOUDREAU died 15 July 1918 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA.

son of Jean Baptiste Gaudreau (Goudreau) and Adelaide Rancin

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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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Theophile GOUDREAU married

Marie Melanie TREMBLAY-- Date: 20 August 1855 Place: Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada East
Marie Melanie TREMBLAY was the child of Bernard TREMBLAY and Celeste GRAVEL

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Children of Theophile GOUDREAU and Marie Melanie TREMBLAY:

Justina GOODREAU (b.abt. 1854, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 October 1941, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA )

Marie Louise GOODREAU (b.23 September 1864, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 December 1946, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA)

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1831 Birth
28 September 1831
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)

1855 Marriage / Partner
Theophile GOUDREAU and Marie Melanie TREMBLAY 20 August 1855, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec, Canada (Boucherville Station)

He was 23 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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Marie Louise GOODREAU was born 23 September 1864, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

Theophile was 33 years old.

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

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

1874 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Melanie TREMBLAY died 6 April 1874, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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)