Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT

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abt. 1828 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

26 April 1890 , Montague, Massachusetts, USA

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Isidore-Theophile RACICOT Marie-Marguerite MASSÉ

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Born: abt. 1828 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Isidore-Theophile RACICOT

Mother: Marie-Marguerite MASSÉ

Paternal grandparents: Isidore-Marie RACICOT , Marie-Catherine RACINE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Marie MASSÉ dit SANCERRE , Marie-Angélique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Armena "Hermenie" was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1870.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Armena "Hermenie" married Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) 28 January 1851 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) was born 23 July 1830 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Édouard died 8 December 1893 in Montague, Massachusetts, USA (Millers Falls) (Turners Falls). Édouard was the child of Pierre VINCELET (VINCELETTE) and Charlotte BERTRAND.

Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT died 26 April 1890 in Montague, Massachusetts, 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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Spouse & Children of Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT

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Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT married

Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE)
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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Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) was the child of Pierre VINCELET (VINCELETTE) and Charlotte BERTRAND

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

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

Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT - 1851 marriage

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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)

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

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)

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)

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)