Sarah (Saraphile) Flore THOMAS

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8 August 1840 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

7 May 1913 , Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

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Guillaume Jonas THOMAS Adelaide COMEAU

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Born: 8 August 1840 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Guillaume Jonas THOMAS

Mother: Adelaide COMEAU

Paternal grandparents: John (Jean) THOMAS , Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW)

Maternal grandparents: Laurent COMEAU , Théotiste SAULNIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Sarah (Saraphile) Flore married John (Jean Baptiste) ARSENEAU 27 May 1868 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
John (Jean Baptiste) ARSENEAU was born 27 October 1838 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). John (Jean Baptiste) died 11 March 1877 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). John (Jean Baptiste) was the child of Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marie BULGER.

Sarah (Saraphile) Flore THOMAS died 7 May 1913 in Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Sarah (Saraphile) Flore THOMAS

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Sarah (Saraphile) Flore THOMAS married

John (Jean Baptiste) ARSENEAU
Marriage date: 27 May 1868
Marriage place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
John (Jean Baptiste) ARSENEAU was the child of Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marie BULGER

Children of John (Jean Baptiste) ARSENEAU and Sarah (Saraphile) Flore THOMAS

Ferdinand ARSENEAU

Born: 2 February 1870, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 2 October 1929, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Philippe ARSENEAU

Born: 19 February 1870, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 6 January 1948, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Patrice ARSENAULT

Born: 6 April 1873, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1949, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Adelaide ARSENEAU

Born: 30 April 1875, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1840
8 August 1840
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Sarah (Saraphile) Flore THOMAS - Baptism

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Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

Baptism
25 January 1841 • parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Saint-Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Tracadie, New Brunswick
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1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1868 Marriage / Partner
Sarah (Saraphile) Flore THOMAS and John (Jean Baptiste) ARSENEAU 27 May 1868, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

She was 27 years old.

Sarah (Saraphile) Flore THOMAS - 1868 marriage

1868 marriage

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1870 Birth of Child
Ferdinand ARSENEAU was born 2 February 1870, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Sarah (Saraphile) Flore was 29 years old.

1870 Birth of Child
Philippe ARSENEAU was born 19 February 1870, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Sarah (Saraphile) Flore was 29 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Patrice ARSENAULT was born 6 April 1873, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Sarah (Saraphile) Flore was 32 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1875 Birth of Child
Marie Adelaide ARSENEAU was born 30 April 1875, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Sarah (Saraphile) Flore was 34 years old.

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

1877 Death of Spouse/Partner
John (Jean Baptiste) ARSENEAU died 11 March 1877, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

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

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

Death — 1913
7 May 1913
Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
She died at the age of 72.

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