Melissa Felicite
ROUSSEL
Born
9 May 1827
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died
5 February 1892
,
Addison, Vermont, USA
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Born: 9 May 1827 in Beloeil, Lower Canada
Father:
Antoine ROUSSEL
Mother:
Marie Cecile GOYETTE
Paternal grandparents:
Andre ROUSSEL
, Catherine GUILLET
Maternal grandparents:
Joseph-Marie GOYETTE
, Cecile-Scholastique BERARD
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Melissa Felicite married Joseph GRAVEL 16 September 1845 in Waltham, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph GRAVEL was born 1 August 1814 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Joseph died 26 June 1900 in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA (Ferrisburg) (North Ferrisburgh). Joseph was the child of Joseph GRAVEL and Marie-Clemence DUVAL.
Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL died 5 February 1892 in Addison, 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 Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL
Melissa Felicite ROUSSEL married 
Joseph GRAVEL
Marriage date: 16 September 1845
Marriage place: Waltham, Vermont, USA
Joseph GRAVEL was the child of Joseph GRAVEL and Marie-Clemence DUVAL
Joseph GRAVELMarriage date: 16 September 1845
Marriage place: Waltham, Vermont, USA
Joseph GRAVEL was the child of Joseph GRAVEL and Marie-Clemence DUVAL
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 — 18279 May 1827
Beloeil, 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 / PartnerMelissa Felicite ROUSSEL and Joseph GRAVEL 16 September 1845, Waltham, Vermont, USA
She was 18 years old.
1850 Birth of ChildRosa M GRAVEL was born 15 September 1850, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Melissa Felicite was 23 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
Death — 18925 February 1892
Addison, Vermont, USA
She died at the age of 64.
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