Ellen BAGARD

Born

21 September 1837 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

1 December 1906 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Ellen married John WATSON 29 August 1859 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
John WATSON was born abt. 1827 in England.

Parents & Family of Ellen BAGARD

Parents of Ellen BAGARD

Father

Felix BAGARD

Mother

Margaret DAVIS

Grandparents of Ellen BAGARD

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ellen BAGARD

Ellen BAGARD married

John WATSON
Marriage date: 29 August 1859
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Marriage notes:

MA Vital Records Vol: 126 ; Page: 56

Name: Ellen Bagard

Event Type: Marriage

Birth Date: abt 1838

Marriage Date: 29 Aug 1859

Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Marriage Age: 21

Father Name: Felix Bagard

Mother Name: Margaret Bagard

Spouse Name: John Watson

Spouse Marriage Age: 34

Spouse Father Name: John

Spouse Mother Name: Mary Watson

Children of John WATSON and Ellen BAGARD

John Edward WATSON

Born: abt. 1860, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

George Albert WATSON

Born: 24 August 1869, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Died: 9 April 1944, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Nellie WATSON

Born: abt. 1872, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Died: 7 April 1944, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary WATSON

Born: abt. 1876, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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1837 Birth

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Ellen Begard
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 21 Sep 1837
birthPlace: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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father's Name: Felix Begard
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mother's Name: Margaret
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indexing project (batch) number: I02006-2
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source Film Number: 1902437
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1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Ellen Begard
Residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 13 years
calculated Birth Year: 1837
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Gender: Female
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Film Number: 14699
digital gs number: 4194635
Image Number: 00516
Line Number: 27
dwelling house number: 1132
family number: 1270
Marital Status:
free or slave:
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

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Marriage / Partner
Ellen BAGARD and John WATSON 29 August 1859, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 21 years old.

1860 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Name: Ellen Watson
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Race: White
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
BirthPlace: Mass.
PAge: 106
Household ID: 839
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 488
GS Film Number: 803488
Digital Folder Number: 005170070
Image Number: 00111

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Watson M 30 England
Ellen Watson F 22 Mass.

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Birth of Child
George Albert WATSON was born 24 August 1869, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA (Rowayton) (South Norwalk) (East Norwalk)

Ellen was 31 years old.

1870 - Norwalk, Connecticut

Name: Ellen Watson
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Connecticut, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1836-1837
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Page Number: 288
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Watson Male 45 England
Ellen Watson Female 33 Massachusetts
John E Watson Male 10 Massachusetts
George A Watson Male 0 Connecticut

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

John Watson, age 53, b. abt 1827, England, parents b. England, Works In Woolen Mill
Ellen Watson, age 42, b. abt 1838, Massachusetts, father b. France, mother b. Wales
Edward Watson, son, age 20, b. abt 1860, Massachusetts, Works In Woolen Mill
George Watson, son, age 19, b. abt 1861, Massachusetts, Works In Woolen Mill
Mary Watson, daughter, age 4, b. abt 1876, Massachusetts
John Condlin, age 25, b. abt 1855, Ireland, laborer

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the 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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Pittsfield Ward 1, Berkshire, Massachusetts

John Watson 75, b. May 1825, England, Immigration Year: 1848, Marriage Year: 1860, Marital Status: Married, Years Married: 40

Ellen Watson 62, b. Sep 1837, Massachusetts, Father's BirthPlace: France,
Mother's BirthPlace: Wales, Mother of 3 children, 3 children living, Marriage Year: 1860, Marital Status: Married, Years Married: 40

Edward Bagare 53, b. Oct 1846, Massachusetts, Father's BirthPlace: France, Mother's BirthPlace: Wales, Marital Status: Single, Boarder

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 Death

Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
Name: Ellen Watson
titles & terms:
event: Death
Event Date: 01 Dec 1906
Event Place: Pittsfield,,Massachusetts
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Gender: Female
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Marital Status: Widowed
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Birth Date: 1837
birthPlace: Richmond, Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1837
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father: Felix Bagard
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mother: Margaret Davis
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Spouse: John Watson
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 69
Film Number: 2258476
Digital Folder Number: 4283005
Image Number: 01202

Source / record details
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