HELP! flag male ancestor  Electus Alexis  OAKES I

  (b. January 15, 1795 Canaan, Massachusetts (District of Maine)   d. September 8, 1870 Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada )  
Age: 75

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Electus Alexis OAKES I was born January 15, 1795 in Canaan, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Electus Alexis OAKES I was the child of John OAKES SR.   and   Abigail LAMBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jonathan OAKES and Sarah WHEELER (maternal)  Sherebiah LAMBERT SR. and Lydia URIN

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Electus Alexis  married  Marie Henriette LAVIGNE August 17, 1818 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie Henriette LAVIGNE  was born April 24, 1799 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit).  Marie Henriette died September 23, 1888 in Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada.  Marie Henriette was the child of Jean LAVIGNE II and Marie Modeste HACHE.

Electus Alexis OAKES I died September 8, 1870 in Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada.

Occupation: Farmer



Military Service - War of 1812


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Electus Alexis OAKES I married flag female ancestor Marie Henriette LAVIGNE-- Date: August 17, 1818 Place: Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Marie Henriette LAVIGNE was the child of Jean LAVIGNE II and Marie Modeste HACHE




Children of Electus Alexis OAKES I and Marie Henriette LAVIGNE:

flag female ancestor Elisabeth Louise OAKES (b.January 23, 1837, Saint-Basile, New Brunswick, Canada  d. August 26, 1927, Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Bruno-Simon LANDRY October 24, 1852 in Frenchville, Maine, USA (Chateaugay) (Ste-Emilie) (Ste-Luce)



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birth1795 Birth
January 15, 1795
Canaan, Maine, USA
marriage1818 Marriage / Partner
Electus Alexis OAKES I and Marie Henriette LAVIGNE August 17, 1818, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit)

He was 23 years old.
1837 Birth of Child
Elisabeth Louise OAKES was born January 23, 1837, Saint-Basile, New Brunswick, Canada

Electus Alexis was 42 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1852 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth Louise OAKES married October 24, 1852, Frenchville, Maine, USA (Chateaugay) (Ste-Emilie) (Ste-Luce) to Bruno-Simon LANDRY
death1870 Death
September 8, 1870
Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada

He died at the age of 75.

Electus is buried at: Pelletier Mills Cemetery - Pelletiers Mill, New Brunswick, Canada
Added: 4/18/2019 10:43:33 AM - Updated: 4/18/2019 12:46:14 PM
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