Catherine FERGUSON

Born

January 1842 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

8 May 1916 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Parents & Family of Catherine FERGUSON

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Catherine FERGUSON.

Parents

Georges FERGUSON Monique RICHARD

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: January 1842 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Georges FERGUSON

Mother: Monique RICHARD

Paternal grandparents: William FERGUSON , Margaret MCCOMB

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Michel RICHARD , Marie-Josephte DION (GUYON)

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

Catherine married Didyme LOSIER 7 January 1861 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . Didyme LOSIER was born 10 January 1836 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Didyme died 2 September 1917 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Didyme was the child of Augustin LOSIER dit DESJARDINS and Marie Osithée BRIDEAU.

Catherine FERGUSON died 8 May 1916 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .

Added in memory of Deb Thomas Sheldon

Details of the family tree of Catherine appear below.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Catherine FERGUSON

Hide Family & Children

Catherine FERGUSON married

Didyme LOSIER
Marriage date: 7 January 1861
Marriage place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Didyme LOSIER was the child of Augustin LOSIER dit DESJARDINS and Marie Osithée BRIDEAU

Children of Didyme LOSIER and Catherine FERGUSON

No children are currently listed for this couple.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Catherine FERGUSON.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Catherine FERGUSON.

Hide Life & Records

Postcards and Memories of Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

How to read this timeline
Records about Catherine FERGUSON and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1842
January 1842
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Baptism
6 November 1842 • parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Saint-Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Tracadie, New Brunswick
Thanks to Deb Thomas Sheldon

Baptism

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1861 Marriage / Partner
Catherine FERGUSON and Didyme LOSIER 7 January 1861, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

She was 19 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)