Esther GIRARD

Born

21 January 1826 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Died

21 February 1892 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 21 January 1826 in Varennes, Lower Canada

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Esther married Paschal SENECAL 26 October 1847 in Varennes, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Paschal SENECAL was born 16 December 1827 in Québec Province, Canada. Paschal died 16 August 1877 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Esther GIRARD died 21 February 1892 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Esther GIRARD married

Paschal SENECAL
Marriage date: 26 October 1847
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada East

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Paschal SENECAL and Esther GIRARD

Marie "Mary" Victoire SENECAL

Born: 5 May 1864, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1952, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Napoleon LAROCHELLE 5 February 1883 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1826
21 January 1826
Varennes, Lower Canada

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

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

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)

1847 Marriage / Partner
Esther GIRARD and Paschal SENECAL 26 October 1847, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 21 years old.

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

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

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Marie "Mary" Victoire SENECAL was born 5 May 1864, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Esther was 38 years old.

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

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

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paschal SENECAL died 16 August 1877, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1883 Marriage of Child
Marie "Mary" Victoire SENECAL married 5 February 1883, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA to Napoleon LAROCHELLE

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

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

Death — 1892
21 February 1892
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 66.