Rosalie MELANSON
Born: 9 September 1802, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1888, St Marie Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1888, St Marie Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Joseph Josué POTHIER 1821
Cecile
MURAT
Born
22 November 1780
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At Sea*
Died
22 March 1855
,
Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 22 November 1780 in At Sea*
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Cecile married Jean Baptiste MELANSON 19 August 1800 in Baie-Sainte-Maria, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean Baptiste MELANSON was born 24 June 1780 in Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, Canada. Jean Baptiste died March 1855 in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada . Jean Baptiste was the child of Amand MELANSON and Marie Anne LEBLANC.
Cecile MURAT died 22 March 1855 in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada .
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Cecile MURAT married 
Jean Baptiste MELANSON
Marriage date: 19 August 1800
Marriage place: Baie-Sainte-Maria, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jean Baptiste MELANSON was the child of Amand MELANSON and Marie Anne LEBLANC
Jean Baptiste MELANSONMarriage date: 19 August 1800
Marriage place: Baie-Sainte-Maria, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jean Baptiste MELANSON was the child of Amand MELANSON and Marie Anne LEBLANC
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Birth — 178022 November 1780
At Sea*
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1800 Marriage / PartnerCecile MURAT and Jean Baptiste MELANSON 19 August 1800, Baie-Sainte-Maria, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 19 years old.
1802 Birth of ChildRosalie MELANSON was born 9 September 1802, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cecile was 21 years old.
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)
Death — 185522 March 1855
Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 74.
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