Joseph
GRAVEL
Born
1 August 1814
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*
Died
26 June 1900
,
Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA
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Born: 1 August 1814 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*
Father:
Joseph GRAVEL
Mother:
Marie-Clemence DUVAL
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph GRAVEL
, Louise LECOUR
Maternal grandparents:
Guillaume DUVAL
, Marie-Madeleine DUBREUIL
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL 16 September 1845 in Waltham, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL was born 9 May 1827 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Melissa Felicite died 5 February 1892 in Addison, Vermont, USA (Chimney Point) (West Addison). Melissa Felicite was the child of Antoine ROUSSEL and Marie Cecile GOYETTE.
Joseph GRAVEL died 26 June 1900 in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Joseph GRAVEL
Joseph GRAVEL married 
Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL
Marriage date: 16 September 1845
Marriage place: Waltham, Vermont, USA
Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL was the child of Antoine ROUSSEL and Marie Cecile GOYETTE
Melissa Felicite ROUSSELMarriage date: 16 September 1845
Marriage place: Waltham, Vermont, USA
Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL was the child of Antoine ROUSSEL and Marie Cecile GOYETTE
Children of Joseph GRAVEL and Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL
Rosa M GRAVELMarried: Louis Henry COLLETTE 6 January 1877 Place: Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA (Ferrisburg) (North Ferrisburgh)
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Birth — 18141 August 1814
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*
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 Marriage / PartnerJoseph GRAVEL and Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL 16 September 1845, Waltham, Vermont, USA
He was 31 years old.
1850 Birth of ChildRosa M GRAVEL was born 15 September 1850, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph was 36 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1877 Marriage of ChildRosa M GRAVEL married 6 January 1877, Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA (Ferrisburg) (North Ferrisburgh) to Louis Henry COLLETTE
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
1892 Death of Spouse/PartnerMelissa Felicite ROUSSEL died 5 February 1892, Addison, Vermont, USA (Chimney Point) (West Addison)
1899 Death of ChildRosa M GRAVEL died 15 February 1899, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Joseph was 84 years old.
Death — 190026 June 1900
Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 85.
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