Jane Augusta BAGARD

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10 August 1848 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

1 October 1918 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Felix BAGARD Margaret DAVIS

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Born: 10 August 1848 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Felix BAGARD

Mother: Margaret DAVIS

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Jane Augusta married William NESBIT 1 January 1872 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
William NESBIT was born abt. 1849 in Scotland (United Kingdom). William died 24 October 1902 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

Jane Augusta BAGARD died 1 October 1918 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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William NESBIT
Marriage date: 1 January 1872
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

name: William Nesbitt, Jr.

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event: Marriage

event date: 01 Jan 1872

event place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 23

marital status: Single

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birthplace: Scotland

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estimated birth year: 1849

father: William

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mother: Ann

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spouse: Jane Bayard

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spouse's marital status: Single

spouse's father: Felix

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spouse's mother: Margaret

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record number: 165

film number: 1433030

digital folder number: 4332359

image number: 00446

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Children of William NESBIT and Jane Augusta BAGARD

William Ernest NESBIT

Born: 24 February 1873, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1959, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Albert E NESBIT

Born: 7 December 1874, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Clifford Earl NESBIT

Born: 9 June 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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1848 Birth

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Jane Augusta Bagard
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 10 Aug 1848
birthPlace: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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father's Name: Felix Bagard
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mother's Name: Margaret
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indexing project (batch) number: I01261-9
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source Film Number: 1902438
reference number:

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Jane A Begard
Residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 2 years
calculated Birth Year: 1848
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Gender: Female
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Film Number: 14699
digital gs number: 4194635
Image Number: 00516
Line Number: 31
dwelling house number: 1132
family number: 1270
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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

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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

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)

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Jane Bagard
Age: 17 years
estimated Birth Year: 1848
Gender: Female
Race:
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 1822
Line Number: 23
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

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1865 Massachusetts Census
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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

1870 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Name: Jane Bogard
Age in 1870: 21
Birth Year: abt 1849
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Dwelling Number: 1504
Home in 1870: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: Woolen Operative
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Personal Estate Value: 100
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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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.

1872 Marriage / Partner
Jane Augusta BAGARD and William NESBIT 1 January 1872, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 23 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
William Ernest NESBIT was born 24 February 1873, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)

Jane Augusta was 24 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Albert E NESBIT was born 7 December 1874, , Massachusetts, USA

Jane Augusta was 26 years old.

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)

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

1885 Birth of Child
Clifford Earl NESBIT was born 9 June 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Jane Augusta was 36 years old.

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, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Jane Nesbit
titles:
Residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Aug 1849
birthPlace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse Name: William Nesbit
spouse titles:
spouse birth Place: Scotland
father Name:
father titles:
father birthPlace: France
mother Name:
mother titles:
mother birthPlace: Wales
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: William Nesbit
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 28
estimated marriage year: 1872
mother how many children: 3
number living children: 3
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0063
Sheet Number and Letter: 11B
Household ID: 209
reference number: 82
gsu Film Number: 1240632
Image Number: 00000985
Household Gender Age
spouse William Nesbit M
Jane Nesbit F
child Albert E Nesbit M
child Clifford Nesbit M

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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)

1902 Death of Spouse/Partner
William NESBIT died 24 October 1902, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

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

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

Death

Name: Jane Nesbit Augusta
Death Date: 1918
Death Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 95
Page Number: 389
Index Volume Number: 71
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.71

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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