Marguerite
RUFF
Born
abt. 1819
,
Died
28 October 1905
,
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
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daughter of Charles Ruff and Marie Griffare
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite RUFF
Marguerite RUFF married 
Laurent LEMELIN
Marriage date: 10 February 1835
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Laurent LEMELIN was the child of Gabriel LEMELIN and Josephe LEBLANC
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Laurent LEMELINMarriage date: 10 February 1835
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Laurent LEMELIN was the child of Gabriel LEMELIN and Josephe LEBLANC
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Laurent LEMELIN and Marguerite RUFF
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Québec Genealogy Notes
Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marguerite's Québec records.
Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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1835 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite RUFF and Laurent LEMELIN 10 February 1835 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, 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)
1852 Birth of ChildDesire LEMELIN was born 15 October 1852, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 Marriage of ChildDesire LEMELIN married 9 June 1873, Québec, Québec, Canada to Leda GARNEAU
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
1900 Death of Spouse/PartnerLaurent LEMELIN died 1 December 1900, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Death — 190528 October 1905
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
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