Hannah MOSS

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18 October 1783 , Bridport, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)

Died

5 October 1865 , Québec Province, Canada

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Born: 18 October 1783 in Bridport, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)

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Mother: Unknown

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Hannah married Ebenezer FESSENDEN 18 December 1803 in Bridport, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ebenezer FESSENDEN was born 30 July 1775 in Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Ebenezer died 4 August 1856 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Hannah MOSS died 5 October 1865 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

A Glimpse into the Life of the Average Woman in Mid-19th Century Quebec

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Ebenezer FESSENDEN
Marriage date: 18 December 1803
Marriage place: Bridport, Vermont, USA

Children of Ebenezer FESSENDEN and Hannah MOSS

Elisha Moss FESSENDEN

Born: 19 September 1808, Brome, Brome, Quebec, Canada
Died: 21 August 1851, Berlin Township, St. Clair, Michigan, USA

Married: Alice Elsie TIBBITS 1 June 1836 Place: Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada (Shefford)

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Birth — 1783
18 October 1783
Bridport, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Hannah MOSS and Ebenezer FESSENDEN 18 December 1803, Bridport, Vermont, USA

She was 20 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Elisha Moss FESSENDEN was born 19 September 1808, Brome, Brome, Quebec, Canada

Hannah was 24 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1836 Marriage of Child
Elisha Moss FESSENDEN married 1 June 1836, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada (Shefford) to Alice Elsie TIBBITS

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)

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

1851 Death of Child
Elisha Moss FESSENDEN died 21 August 1851, Berlin Township, St. Clair, Michigan, USA

Hannah was 67 years old.

1856 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ebenezer FESSENDEN died 4 August 1856, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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)

Death — 1865
5 October 1865
Québec Province, Canada
She died at the age of 82.

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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