Eva-Pearl VAINCOURT

(b. 1 December 1905 , Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 20 October 1944 , Montréal, Québec, Canada )

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Eva-Pearl VAINCOURT was born 1 December 1905 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Eva-Pearl VAINCOURT was the child of Joseph VAINCOURT and Marie Rosalie TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Theophile VAILLANCOURT and Phoebe JOHNSON (maternal) Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie-Anastasie BOUCHER

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

Eva-Pearl married Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER 19 July 1930 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER was born 19 August 1900 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac). Weeden-Gilbert died 22 October 1979 in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Weeden-Gilbert was the child of Gilbert-James MACWHIRTER and Henritta-Eva MCGEE.

Eva-Pearl VAINCOURT died 20 October 1944 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .

Children: Shirley MacWhirter (McGuire), Gerald Weeden MacWhirter and Calvin MacWhirter.

"After my grandmother Eva died, my grandfather Weeden took his three children to live in Hope town, Québec, which is on the Gaspé Peninsula. Later, when they were in their late teens and early 20s, my father and his two siblings moved from Québec to Niagara Falls, Ontario. My aunt Shirley, my father Gerald and my uncle Calvin all married in Niagara Falls and raised families there."

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Eva-Pearl VAINCOURT married

Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER-- Date: 19 July 1930 Place:
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Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER was the child of Gilbert-James MACWHIRTER and Henritta-Eva MCGEE

St. James Church in Ormstown, Québec

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"07-19-1930 Eva Carol Vaincourt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.T. Vaincourt, of Franklin Center PQ, married Weedon Gilbert MacWhirter, of Hopetown, PQ. At St. James Church, in Ormstown PQ, by Rev. W. T. Payne. " Source: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Name: Weeden Gilbert Macwhirter
Spouse: Eva Pearl Rancourt
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1930
Marriage Location: Ormstown, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution: Methodist St Paul´s, Presbyterian, Church of England

Children of Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER and Eva-Pearl VAINCOURT:

Living (b., Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) d. , )

Living (b., Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada (St-Antoine-Abbé) (Starnesborough) d. , )

Calvin-Earl MACWHIRTER (b.23 November 1933, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 19 January 2009, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)

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1905 Birth
1 December 1905
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Birth

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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 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911
Name: Eva Vaillancourt
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Huntingdon Sub-Districts 1-26, Quebec, Canada
District: Huntingdon
Gender: Female
Age (Estimated): 6
Marital Status: Single
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birth Date: Jan 1905
Birthplace: Quebec
Household ID: 49
Line Number: 5
GS Film Number: 002418549
Digital Folder Number: 007526675
Image Number: 00706

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph T Veillan*Ust Head M Quebec
Rosa Veillan*Ust Wife F United States
Bertha Vaillancourt Daughter F Quebec
Mathilda Vaillancourt Daughter F Quebec
Willard Vaillancourt Son M Quebec
Wilfrid Vaillancourt Son M Quebec
Eva Vaillancourt Daughter F Quebec
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1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Marriage / Partner
Eva-Pearl VAINCOURT and Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER 19 July 1930,

She was 24 years old.

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1933 Birth of Child
Calvin-Earl MACWHIRTER was born 23 November 1933, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Eva-Pearl was 27 years old.

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Obituary
10-20-1944 Mrs. Weeden McWhirter, formerly Miss Eva Vaincourt, died at The Grace Dart Hospital, in Montreal Quebec. The deceased was born at Franklin Quebec, daughter of Mr. Joseph T. Vaincourt, and the late Mrs. Vaincourt. Fourteen years ago she was united in marriage with Mr. Weeden McWhirter and made her home in Montreal. She leaves to mourn, her husband, three children, Shirley, Gerald, and Calvin of Montreal, her father, Joseph Vaincourt of Franklin, three sisters, Bertha, Mrs. Charles Thompson of Southbridge MA, Rebecca, Mrs. Douglas McWhinnie of Ormstown, Marbury, Mrs. Ernest E. Charles, also of Ormstown, three brothers, Willard, Wilfred and Earle, of Franklin Quebec. Funeral services were held from Whites Funeral Parlor.

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