Marguerite THOMAS

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24 June 1855 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

1 May 1931 , Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

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Guillaume Jonas THOMAS Adelaide COMEAU

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Born: 24 June 1855 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

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Marguerite married Ruffin ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) 10 January 1881 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruffin ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) was born 30 November 1853 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Ruffin died 4 June 1887 in Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada. Ruffin was the child of Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marie BULGER.

Marguerite THOMAS died 1 May 1931 in Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Ruffin ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT)
Marriage date: 10 January 1881
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Ruffin ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) was the child of Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marie BULGER

Children of Ruffin ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) and Marguerite THOMAS

Marie Clothilde ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT)

Born: 31 May 1884, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 9 December 1957, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Isidore THOMAS 23 May 1903 Place: Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1855
24 June 1855
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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.

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

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

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)

1881 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite THOMAS and Ruffin ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) 10 January 1881,

She was 25 years old.

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

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

1884 Birth of Child
Marie Clothilde ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) was born 31 May 1884, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Marguerite was 28 years old.

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

1887 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ruffin ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) died 4 June 1887, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

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)

1903 Marriage of Child
Marie Clothilde ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) married 23 May 1903, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada to Isidore THOMAS

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

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

Death
Name: Marguerite Arseneault
Event Type: DEATH
Event Date: 01 May 1931
Event Place: St Isidore, Gloucester, New Brunswick
Gender: Female
Age: 75
Birth Date: 01 Jul 1855
Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
Father's Name: Jonas Thomas
Mother's Name: Adelaide Comeau
Spouse's Name:
Reference ID: 062229
Volume: 62
GS Film number: 2134672
Digital Folder Number: 4529809
Image Number: 00250

'New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938,' database with images, FamilySearch : accessed 6 August 2015), Jonas Thomas in entry for Marguerite Arseneault, 01 May 1931; citing St Isidore, Gloucester, New Brunswick, certificate 062229, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,134,672.