Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre MCDONELL

(b. 27 February 1841 , Huntingdon, Canada East d. 10 November 1920 , Salt Lake City, Utah, USA )
Age: 79

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Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre MCDONELL was born 27 February 1841 in Huntingdon, Canada East

Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre MCDONELL was the child of Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre (John) MACDONELL and Elizabeth-Anne PICKEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Angus John MACDONELL (MACDONALD) and Marie-Anne-Angelique PICOTE DE BELESTRE

Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1890.

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

Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre married Mary Helena STEVENS 23 May 1866 in Bonsecours, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Helena STEVENS was born 11 September 1838 in Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs) (East Highgate). Mary Helena died 11 April 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Mary Helena was the child of Walter Craft STEVENS and Mary MONTLE.

Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre MCDONELL died 10 November 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre MCDONELL married

Mary Helena STEVENS-- Date: 23 May 1866 Place: Bonsecours, Canada East
Mary Helena STEVENS was the child of Walter Craft STEVENS and Mary MONTLE

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Children of Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre MCDONELL and Mary Helena STEVENS:

Walter Stevens MCDONELL (b.25 December 1870, Waterloo, Québec, Canada d. 1 September 1943, San Francisco, California, USA)
m. Ida Reynolds DAY 14 June 1900 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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1841 Birth
27 February 1841
Huntingdon, 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)

1866 Marriage / Partner
Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre MCDONELL and Mary Helena STEVENS 23 May 1866, Bonsecours, Québec, Canada (Stukely-Nord) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-Stukely)

He was 25 years old.

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

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

1870 Birth of Child
Walter Stevens MCDONELL was born 25 December 1870, Waterloo, Québec, Canada

Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre was 29 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)

1900 Marriage of Child
Walter Stevens MCDONELL married 14 June 1900, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA to Ida Reynolds DAY

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)