Jean-Baptiste BOURGEOIS

(b. 23 April 1823 , Québec, Lower Canada d. 19 May 1908 , Minnesota, USA )

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Jean-Baptiste BOURGEOIS was born 23 April 1823 in Québec, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste BOURGEOIS was the child of Louis BOURGEOIS dit GREGOIRE and Marie-Julie LOISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS dit GREGOIRE and Marie-Josephe LAMOUREUX (maternal) Joseph LOISEAU and Marie-Anne MESSIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Rose ROUILLARD January 1860 in Hamel, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rose ROUILLARD was born 21 May 1841 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Rose died 21 November 1914 in Dayton, Minnesota, USA. Rose was the child of Pierre ROUILLARD and Marie Rose ROY.

Jean-Baptiste BOURGEOIS died 19 May 1908 in Minnesota, 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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Jean-Baptiste BOURGEOIS married

Rose ROUILLARD-- Date: January 1860 Place: Hamel, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Rose ROUILLARD was the child of Pierre ROUILLARD and Marie Rose ROY

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOURGEOIS and Rose ROUILLARD:

Philomenia BOURGEOIS (b.12 December 1872, Dayton, Minnesota, USA d. 12 July 1948, Anoka Anoka County Minnesota, USA)
m. Edmund FISETTE 6 May 1895 in Dayton, Minnesota, USA

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1823 Birth
23 April 1823
Québec, Lower Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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)

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

1860 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOURGEOIS and Rose ROUILLARD January 1860, Hamel, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

He was 36 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.

1872 Birth of Child
Philomenia BOURGEOIS was born 12 December 1872, Dayton, Minnesota, USA

Jean-Baptiste was 49 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

1895 Marriage of Child
Philomenia BOURGEOIS married 6 May 1895, Dayton, Minnesota, USA to Edmund FISETTE

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)