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Joseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin

Verrières-le-Buisson, 21 May 1872 – Verrières-le-Buisson, 29 Jun 1917

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A life in time

  1. 21 May 1872

    Born in Verrières-le-Buisson

  2. 1905

    A son is born

  3. 29 Jun 1917

    Dies in Verrières-le-Buisson, aged 45

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Verrières-le-Buisson.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1870s · Joseph-Marie-Philippe is born in Verrières-le-Buisson

In the news1873

Gründerkrise economic crash began

In 1873, Germany experienced the Gründerkrise, a severe economic crisis that caused significant financial instability following a period of post-unification industrial boom.

Getting around

Challenges of early travel

Before railways were built, travel was often restricted to mule tracks or rudimentary roads, such as a 6-mile trip to Osilo that could only be made on horseback and took 6 hours.

At the table

Frugal Breakfasts and Coffee Substitutes

Before true coffee became widespread, many families drank an infusion made from roasted chickpeas, wheat, barley, or even acorns. Breakfast was very frugal, consisting of little more than a piece of bread and occasionally a small amount of jam.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

What people wore

Cagliari bread seller gala dress

The gala dress of Cagliari bread sellers, or panattara, featured a massive skirt of blue silk satin worn over one or two petticoats to create a bell-shaped volume. It was completed by a striking red cloth head cloak known as a mantilla, decorated with silver thread embroidery.

Music

The ballu tundu national dance

The ballu tundu, a circular chain dance, was the quintessential national dance of Sardinia, involving complex, secret hand pressures to coordinate movements.

Daily life

Protective headgear for children

Children often wore protective headgear called a bourrelet, a thick tress of straw designed to shield them from bumps and falls.