Geneviève VALOIS

Born

21 December 1802 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Died

27 November 1878 , Colchester, Vermont, USA

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Jacques VALOIS Marguerite BOUCHER

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Born: 21 December 1802 in Berthierville, Lower Canada

Father: Jacques VALOIS

Mother: Marguerite BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Jacques VALOIS , Marie-Angélique BÉRARD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie BOUCHER , Josephte BAILLARGEON

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Geneviève married Abraham Amable STERN dit WELLS 15 October 1827 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Abraham Amable STERN dit WELLS was born 25 May 1807 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Abraham Amable died 5 June 1878 in Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay).

Geneviève VALOIS died 27 November 1878 in Colchester, Vermont, 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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Geneviève VALOIS married

Abraham Amable STERN dit WELLS
Marriage date: 15 October 1827
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Children of Abraham Amable STERN dit WELLS and Geneviève VALOIS

Abraham (Amable Henry) WELLS (STERN dit NOEL)

Born: 17 June 1832, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: 31 July 1904, Colchester, Vermont, USA

Married: Cordelia (Delia) (Leocadie) BELETTE HARPER (HARPIN) (HERPIN) 1856

Isaac (Arthur) WELLS

Born: 6 April 1833, Alburgh, Vermont, USA
Died: 26 March 1911, Milton, Vermont, USA

Married: Catherine TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) 24 February 1868 Place: Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Rosa (Rosella) Stern WELLS

Born: August 1844, Chazy, New York, USA
Died: 7 January 1908 , Georgia, Vermont, USA

Married: Peter TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) 24 February 1868 Place: Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

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Birth — 1802
21 December 1802
Berthierville, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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)

1827 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève VALOIS and Abraham Amable STERN dit WELLS 15 October 1827, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 24 years old.

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

1832 Birth of Child
Abraham (Amable Henry) WELLS (STERN dit NOEL) was born 17 June 1832, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 29 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Isaac (Arthur) WELLS was born 6 April 1833, Alburgh, Vermont, USA (Alburg) (East, South, Center) (Alburg Springs)

Geneviève was 30 years old.

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)

1844 Birth of Child
Rosa (Rosella) Stern WELLS was born August 1844, Chazy, New York, USA (Sciota)

Geneviève was 41 years old.

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)

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

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

1868 Marriage of Child
Isaac (Arthur) WELLS married 24 February 1868 , Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay) to Catherine TETR(E)AULT (ROWE)

1868 Marriage of Child
Rosa (Rosella) Stern WELLS married 24 February 1868, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay) to Peter TETR(E)AULT (ROWE)

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.