Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR)

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25 August 1832 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Died

11 June 1910 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

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Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR Marie FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE

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Born: 25 August 1832 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Father: Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR

Mother: Marie FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR , Marie-Catherine-Agnes PELISSIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ , Marguerite LASALLE dite TALUSSIER

Roch was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1890.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Roch married Adeline PARENT 17 July 1854 in St-Aimé, Massueville, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Adeline PARENT was born abt. 1839 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Adeline died abt. 1916 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence). Adeline was the child of Jean-Baptiste PARENT and Louise PARENTEAU.

Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) died 11 June 1910 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA .

NOTE: He could not have been born in 1840 as stated on his death record, since his father died in 1834.

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR)

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Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) married

Adeline PARENT
Marriage date: 17 July 1854
Marriage place: St-Aimé, Massueville, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
Adeline PARENT was the child of Jean-Baptiste PARENT and Louise PARENTEAU

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Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967

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Children of Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) and Adeline PARENT

Maria TENANCOUR

Born: July 1854, , Canada
Died: abt. 1908,

Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR

Born: 9 September 1855, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: 21 April 1938, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) 15 August 1875 Place: Montague, Massachusetts, USA (Millers Falls) (Turners Falls)

Joseph-Roch TONNANCOUR

Born: 28 July 1857, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: ,

Delia TENANCOUR

Born: August 1863, , Canada
Died: abt. 1920,

Married: Albert EDDLESTON 1882

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Birth — 1832
25 August 1832
Yamaska, Lower Canada

Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) - August 1832 Birth Saint-Michel-dYamaska

August 1832 Birth
Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska

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

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)

1854 Marriage / Partner
Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) and Adeline PARENT 17 July 1854, St-Aimé, Massueville, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) - 1854 Marriage

1854 Marriage

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

1854 Birth of Child
Maria TENANCOUR was born July 1854, , Canada

Roch was 21 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR was born 9 September 1855, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Roch was 23 years old.

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

1857 Birth of Child
Joseph-Roch TONNANCOUR was born 28 July 1857, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Roch was 24 years old.

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

1863 Birth of Child
Delia TENANCOUR was born August 1863, , Canada

Roch was 30 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
Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR married 15 August 1875, Montague, Massachusetts, USA (Millers Falls) (Turners Falls) to Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE)

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)

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)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1900 Northampton, Massachusetts
name: Rock Tancour
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 640 Northampton city Ward 6, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: Aug 1839
birthplace: Canada Fr
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Canada Fr
mother's birthplace: Canada Fr
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 40
estimated marriage year: 1860
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year: 1875
page: 8
sheet letter: B
family number: 156
reference number: 79
film number: 1240654
digital folder number: 004113839
image number: 00624
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Rock Tancour M 61 Canada Fr
wife Adeline P Tancour F 61 Canada Fr
grandson Edward Tancour M 5 Vermont
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 Northampton, Massachusetts
name: Rock Tenacore
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Northampton Ward 7, Hampshire, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year: 1880
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Canada
family number: 92
page number: 5
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Rock Tenacore M 76y Canada
wife Adeline Tenacore F 72y Canada
Eddie Lucia M 14y Massachusetts
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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