Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE)

Born

23 July 1830 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Died

8 December 1893 , Montague, Massachusetts, USA

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Pierre VINCELET (VINCELETTE)Charlotte BERTRAND

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Born: 23 July 1830 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre VINCELET (VINCELETTE)

Mother: Charlotte BERTRAND

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Marie VINCELET dit LABOSSIERE , Marie-Brigitte GUYON

Maternal grandparents: Simon BERTRAND , Ursule GALIPEAU

Édouard was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1870.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey

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

Édouard married Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT 28 January 1851 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT was born abt. 1828 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Armena "Hermenie" died 26 April 1890 in Montague, Massachusetts, USA (Millers Falls) (Turners Falls). Armena "Hermenie" was the child of Isidore-Theophile RACICOT and Marie-Marguerite MASSÉ.

Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) died 8 December 1893 in Montague, Massachusetts, USA .

died in the village of Turners Falls

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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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Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) married

Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT
Marriage date: 28 January 1851
Marriage place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT was the child of Isidore-Theophile RACICOT and Marie-Marguerite MASSÉ

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Children of Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) and Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT

Alfred VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE)

Born: 6 December 1851, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Died: 17 October 1898, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE)

Born: 25 March 1855, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 June 1922, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE)

Born: 24 March 1857, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: 30 March 1936, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR 15 August 1875 Place: Montague, Massachusetts, USA (Millers Falls) (Turners Falls)

Marie Victoria VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE)

Born: September 1862, Isle La Motte, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Georgianna VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE)

Born: abt. 1870, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1830
23 July 1830
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

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)

1851 Marriage / Partner
Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) and Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT 28 January 1851, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

He was 20 years old.

Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) - 1851 marriage

1851 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1851 Birth of Child
Alfred VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) was born 6 December 1851, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Édouard was 21 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Joseph VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) was born 25 March 1855, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Édouard was 24 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) was born 24 March 1857, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Édouard was 26 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1862 Birth of Child
Marie Victoria VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) was born September 1862, Isle La Motte, Vermont, USA (Vineyard)

Édouard was 32 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.

1875 Marriage of Child
Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) married 15 August 1875, Montague, Massachusetts, USA (Millers Falls) (Turners Falls) to Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR

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)

1880 - Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts
Name Edward Vancelette Sr.
Age 55
Birth Year abt 1825
Birthplace Canada
Home in 1880 Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Self
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Armena Vancelette
Father's Birthplace Canada
Mother's Birthplace Canada
Occupation Blacksmith
Household Members
Name Age
Edward Vancelette Sr. 55
Armena Vancelette 52
Victoria Vancelette 15
Georginna Vancelette 10
Joseph Vancelette 25
Kate Vancelette 24
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)