François METIVIER

Born

4 February 1810 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Died

10 October 1870 , Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA

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Louis Gedeon METIVIER Marie-Louise GIROUX

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Born: 4 February 1810 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Father: Louis Gedeon METIVIER

Mother: Marie-Louise GIROUX

Paternal grandparents: Jacques METIVIER , Catherine MIVILLE

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François married Lucie Marie FRECHETTE 20 October 1845 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lucie Marie FRECHETTE was born 23 September 1818 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Lucie Marie died 7 October 1850 in Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA. Lucie Marie was the child of Joseph FRECHETTE and Marie RICHARD.

François METIVIER died 10 October 1870 in Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA.
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François METIVIER married

Lucie Marie FRECHETTE
Marriage date: 20 October 1845
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Lucie Marie FRECHETTE was the child of Joseph FRECHETTE and Marie RICHARD

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Children of François METIVIER and Lucie Marie FRECHETTE

Mary Philamena METIVIER

Born: 26 July 1846, Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
Died: 24 January 1924, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Married: Benoni LACHANCE 27 September 1864

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Birth — 1810
4 February 1810
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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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)

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)

1845 Marriage / Partner
François METIVIER and Lucie Marie FRECHETTE 20 October 1845, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

He was 35 years old.

1846 Birth of Child
Mary Philamena METIVIER was born 26 July 1846, Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA

François was 36 years old.

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