Margaret DAVIS

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abt. 1811 , Wales

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11 April 1885 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1811 in Wales

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Margaret was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1835.

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Margaret married Felix BAGARD abt. 1835 . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Felix BAGARD was born abt. 1811 in France. Felix died 28 February 1869 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

Margaret DAVIS died 11 April 1885 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Margaret DAVIS married

Felix BAGARD
Marriage date: abt. 1835
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Children of Felix BAGARD and Margaret DAVIS

Robert Francis BAGARD

Born: 13 February 1835, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 October 1904, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Bridget POWERS 26 May 1872 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Ellen BAGARD

Born: 21 September 1837, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 December 1906, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: John WATSON 29 August 1859 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Julia Ann BAGARD

Born: 27 February 1841, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 September 1905, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Edward BROWN 25 October 1879 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Married: Henry SLATER 22 April 1886 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary Elizabeth BAGARD

Born: 17 January 1843, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 October 1903, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: George Marshall SHEPARDSON 5 October 1867 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Edwin BAGARD

Born: 1 October 1846, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 November 1921, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Jane Augusta BAGARD

Born: 10 August 1848, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 October 1918, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: William NESBIT 1 January 1872 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Martha Washington BAGARD

Born: 4 July 1851, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 July 1919, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: James William HOLMES 4 June 1880 Place: Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Grace Frances BAGARD

Born: 1 May 1853, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 December 1906, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Carl "Charles" FEIGE 19 August 1873 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Married: John M BARNES 26 August 1890

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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)

1835 Birth of Child
Robert Francis BAGARD was born 13 February 1835, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1837 Birth of Child
Ellen BAGARD was born 21 September 1837, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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

1841 Birth of Child
Julia Ann BAGARD was born 27 February 1841, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Mary Elizabeth BAGARD was born 17 January 1843, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Birth of Child
Edwin BAGARD was born 1 October 1846, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1848 Birth of Child
Jane Augusta BAGARD was born 10 August 1848, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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

1850 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Margaret Begard
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
age: 39 years
calculated birth year: 1811
birthplace: England
gender: Female
race (original):
race (expanded):
death month:
death year:
film number: 14699
digital gs number: 4194635
image number: 00516
line number: 25
dwelling house number: 1132
family number: 1270
marital status:
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Household Gender Age
Felix Begard M 39y
Margaret Begard F 39y
Robert Begard M 15y
Ellen Begard F 13y
Julia A Begard F 9y
Mary Begard F 7y
Edwin Begard M 4y
Jane A Begard F 2y
Nichol Huillers M 27y
Mitchell Begard M 44y
Mary Begard F 31y
Mitchell Begard M 9y
Mary Begard F 3y
Emma Begard F 2m

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1851 Birth of Child
Martha Washington BAGARD was born 4 July 1851, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1853 Birth of Child
Grace Frances BAGARD was born 1 May 1853, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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 Marriage of Child
Ellen BAGARD married 29 August 1859, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to John WATSON

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Margaret Bagard
age: 56 years
estimated birth year: 1809
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Wales
marital status: Married
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 1822
line number: 19
film number: 0953967
digital folder number: 4286754
image number: 00621
Household Gender Age
Felix Bagard M 54y
Margaret Bagard F 56y
Julia A Bagard F 24y
Mary Bagard F 22y
Edwin Bagard M 18y
Jane Bagard F 17y
Martha Bagard F 14y
Grace Bagard F 12y

1865 Massachusetts Census
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1867 Marriage of Child
Mary Elizabeth BAGARD married 5 October 1867, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to George Marshall SHEPARDSON

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

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

1869 Death of Spouse/Partner
Felix BAGARD died 28 February 1869, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1870 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Margaret Bogard
Age in 1870: 60
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: England
Dwelling Number: 1504
Home in 1870: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: Keeping House
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Personal Estate Value: 300
Real Estate Value: 2500
Inferred Children: Edward Bogard
Household Members:
Name Age
Margaret Bogard 60
Edward Bogard 23
Julia Bogard 27
Jane Bogard 21
Martha Bogard 19
Grace Bogard 17
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1872 Marriage of Child
Jane Augusta BAGARD married 1 January 1872, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to William NESBIT

1872 Marriage of Child
Robert Francis BAGARD married 26 May 1872, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Bridget POWERS

1873 Marriage of Child
Grace Frances BAGARD married 19 August 1873, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Carl "Charles" FEIGE

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.

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

1879 Marriage of Child
Julia Ann BAGARD married 25 October 1879, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Edward BROWN

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Margret BEGARD, Widowed, female, age 69, b. Wales, keeping house
Edwin BEGARD, single, male, age 33, b. MA, wool sorter
Martha BEGARD, single, female, age 28, b. MA, Weaver
Julia BROWN, married, female, age 39, b. MA, weaver
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Marriage of Child
Martha Washington BAGARD married 4 June 1880, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA to James William HOLMES

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

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

1885 Death
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
name: Margaret Bagard
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 11 Apr 1885
event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
residence: Pittsfield, MA
street address:
gender: Female
age: 75 years 4 months 9 days
marital status: Widowed
occupation:
birth date:
birthplace: Wales
estimated birth year: 1810
burial date:
burial place: Pittsfield, MA
cemetery:
father: Robert
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father's birthplace: Wales
mother: Ellen
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mother's birthplace: Wales
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volume/ page/ certificate number: v 364 p 59
film number: 960228
digital folder number: 4223252
image number: 72
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