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immigrant flag male ancestor  Michael  SHANNON

Born
abt. 1798 ,  Dunbrody, Wexford, Ireland
Died
abt. 1872 ,  Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
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Born: abt. 1798 in Dunbrody, Wexford, Ireland

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Michael  married  Marie Catherine CORMIER 7 October 1827 in Petit-Rocher, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Catherine CORMIER  was born 3 May 1802 in Cascapedia, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada.  Marie Catherine died abt. 1872 in Durham, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada.  Marie Catherine was the child of Joseph CORMIER and Marie-Elizabeth ARSENEAU.

Michael SHANNON died abt. 1872 in Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michael SHANNON

Michael SHANNON married flag female ancestor Marie Catherine CORMIER
Marriage date: 7 October 1827
Marriage place: Petit-Rocher, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Marie Catherine CORMIER was the child of Joseph CORMIER and Marie-Elizabeth ARSENEAU

Children of Michael SHANNON and Marie Catherine CORMIER

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James SHANNON
Born: 26 January 1833, Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 17 June 1915, Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Christina ARSENEAU 6 July 1859


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Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
marriage1827 Marriage / Partner
Michael SHANNON and Marie Catherine CORMIER 7 October 1827, Petit-Rocher, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
1833 Birth of Child
James SHANNON was born 26 January 1833, Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

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