Agathe RHEAUME

Born

16 July 1767 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Died

September 1852 , Michigan, USA

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Born: 16 July 1767 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Parents of Agathe RHEAUME

Father

Joseph RHEAUME

Mother

Marie-Charlotte LEVASSEUR

Grandparents of Agathe RHEAUME

Paternal grandparents

Hyacinthe RHÉAUME Agathe LACELLE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Jacques LEVASSEUR dit CARMEL Jeanne LUPIEN

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Agathe married Louis Basile LATOUR dit LAFORGE 4 February 1811 in Detroit, Michigan Territory . Louis Basile LATOUR dit LAFORGE was born 13 June 1768 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis Basile died abt. 1839 in Michigan, USA. Louis Basile was the child of Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Geneviève HÉNAULT (ENAUD).

Agathe RHEAUME died September 1852 in Michigan, USA.
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Agathe RHEAUME married

Louis Basile LATOUR dit LAFORGE
Marriage date: 4 February 1811
Marriage place: Detroit, Michigan Territory
Louis Basile LATOUR dit LAFORGE was the child of Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Geneviève HÉNAULT (ENAUD)

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Ste-Anne

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Birth — 1767
16 July 1767
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1811 Marriage / Partner
Agathe RHEAUME and Louis Basile LATOUR dit LAFORGE 4 February 1811, Detroit, Michigan, USA

She was 43 years old.

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

Death — 1852
September 1852
Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 85.

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The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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