Elzear MARTEL
Born: 22 July 1858, Lotbinière, Canada East
Died: 13 February 1930, Bienville, Québec, Canada
Died: 13 February 1930, Bienville, Québec, Canada
Married: Amanda Marie DEMERS 8 January 1882 Place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Francois-Xavier
MARTEL
Born
12 November 1813
,
Lotbinière, Lower Canada
Died
26 January 1896
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Francois-Xavier MARTEL married 
Marcelline CROTEAU
Marriage date: 17 October 1843
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marcelline CROTEAUMarriage date: 17 October 1843
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois-Xavier MARTEL and Marcelline CROTEAU
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- 1760–1763
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- 1763–1791
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- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 181312 November 1813
Lotbinière, Lower Canada
1843 Marriage / PartnerFrancois-Xavier MARTEL and Marcelline CROTEAU 17 October 1843, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
He was 29 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)
1858 Birth of ChildElzear MARTEL was born 22 July 1858, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)
Francois-Xavier was 44 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1882 Marriage of ChildElzear MARTEL married 8 January 1882, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA to Amanda Marie DEMERS
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