Elisabeth (Eliza) HENRI

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abt. 1817 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

May 1871 , Colchester, Vermont, USA

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Born: abt. 1817 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Elisabeth (Eliza) married François Xavier (Francis) QUEVILLON LACROIX CROSS 14 January 1835 in Burlington, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
François Xavier (Francis) QUEVILLON LACROIX CROSS was born 16 February 1812 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). François Xavier (Francis) died 19 March 1897 in Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay). François Xavier (Francis) was the child of Louis LACROIX dit QUEVILLON and Marie Catherine BENOIT.

Elisabeth (Eliza) HENRI died May 1871 in Colchester, Vermont, USA .
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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.

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Elisabeth (Eliza) HENRI married

François Xavier (Francis) QUEVILLON LACROIX CROSS
Marriage date: 14 January 1835
Marriage place: Burlington, Vermont, USA
François Xavier (Francis) QUEVILLON LACROIX CROSS was the child of Louis LACROIX dit QUEVILLON and Marie Catherine BENOIT

Children of François Xavier (Francis) QUEVILLON LACROIX CROSS and Elisabeth (Eliza) HENRI

Mary Elizabeth CROSS

Born: September 1839, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 21 March 1898, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Aurelie CROSS

Born: abt. 1843, , Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Victoria CROSS

Born: abt. 1846, Colchester, Connecticut, USA
Died: ,

Francis (Frank) Edmond CROSS

Born: abt. 1847, , Vermont, USA
Died: 1 September 1900, Williamstown, Vermont, USA

Victor Lawrence "Veto" CROSS

Born: 19 September 1849, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 27 May 1937, Fairfax, Vermont, USA

Maria CROSS

Born: 17 November 1849, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 1 December 1931, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Joseph J CROSS

Born: 29 January 1854, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 8 February 1904, Colchester, Vermont, USA

Henri G CROSS

Born: 3 June 1856, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Zoe Louise CROSS

Born: 16 February 1859, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 14 July 1937, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Robert Charles CROSS

Born: 20 November 1860, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

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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)

1835 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth (Eliza) HENRI and François Xavier (Francis) QUEVILLON LACROIX CROSS 14 January 1835, Burlington, Vermont, USA

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Mary Elizabeth CROSS was born September 1839, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

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)

1849 Birth of Child
Victor Lawrence "Veto" CROSS was born 19 September 1849, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

1849 Birth of Child
Maria CROSS was born 17 November 1849, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

1850 - Colchester, Vermont
Name: Eliza Cross
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1814
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1850: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 336
Household Members:
Name Age
Francis Cross 40
Eliza Cross 36
Mary Cross 11
Orilla Cross 9
Frans Cross 3
Maria Cross 1

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1854 Birth of Child
Joseph J CROSS was born 29 January 1854, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

1856 Birth of Child
Henri G CROSS was born 3 June 1856, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

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

1859 Birth of Child
Zoe Louise CROSS was born 16 February 1859, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

1860 - Colchester, Vermont
Name: Elisa Cross
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1815
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Canada
Home in 1860: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont
Post Office: Winooski
Dwelling Number: 1613
Family Number: 1613
Cannot Read, Write: Y
Household Members:
Name Age
Francis Cross 50
Elisa Cross 45
Francis Cross 13
Maria Cross 10
Victor Cross 9
Joseph Cross 7
Henry Cross 4
Toa Cross 1

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1860 Birth of Child
Robert Charles CROSS was born 20 November 1860, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1870 - Colchester, Vermont
Name: Eliza Cross
Age in 1870: 50
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Canada
Dwelling Number: 282
Home in 1870: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: Keeping House
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Inferred Spouse: Frank Cross
Inferred Children: Henry Cross
Zoe Cross
Robert Cross
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank Cross 50
Eliza Cross 50
Henry Cross 13
Zoe Cross 12
Robert Cross 8

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Death
Name: Eliza Cross
[Eliza Henry]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1817
Birth Place: Canada
Death Date: May 1871
Death Place: Colchester, Vermont, USA
Death Age: 54
Father Name: Louis Henry
Mother Name: Mary

Ancestry.com. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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