Benoni LACHANCE

(b. 20 June 1841 , Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East d. 22 January 1919 , Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA )

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Benoni LACHANCE was born 20 June 1841 in Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East

Benoni LACHANCE was the child of ? and ?

Benoni was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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Benoni married Mary Philamena METIVIER 27 September 1864 in Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Philamena METIVIER was born 26 July 1846 in Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA. Mary Philamena died 24 January 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Mary Philamena was the child of François METIVIER and Lucie Marie FRECHETTE.

Benoni LACHANCE died 22 January 1919 in Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA.

son of Joseph Lazet Pepin LaChance
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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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Benoni LACHANCE married

Mary Philamena METIVIER-- Date: 27 September 1864 Place: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
Mary Philamena METIVIER was the child of François METIVIER and Lucie Marie FRECHETTE

Children of Benoni LACHANCE and Mary Philamena METIVIER:

Hercule Albert LACHANCE (b.23 December 1884, Houghton, Michigan, USA d. March 1972, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA)
m. Josetta Anna METIVIER 12 July 1910 in Cheboygan, Michigan, USA

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1841 Birth
20 June 1841
Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage / Partner
Benoni LACHANCE and Mary Philamena METIVIER 27 September 1864, Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA

He was 23 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)

1884 Birth of Child
Hercule Albert LACHANCE was born 23 December 1884, Houghton, Michigan, USA

Benoni was 43 years old.

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)

1910 Marriage of Child
Hercule Albert LACHANCE married 12 July 1910, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA to Josetta Anna METIVIER