Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Catherine  PORTAIS

  (b. 8 January 1798 ,  Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri Territory   d. abt. 1880 ,  Old Mines, Washington, Missouri, USA )  

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Catherine PORTAIS was born 8 January 1798 in Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri Territory

Catherine PORTAIS was the child of Jean Baptiste PORTAIS   and   Marguerite CHABOT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Francis PORTAIS and Madeline MONET dite BOISNAU (maternal)  Joseph Pierre CHABOT and Ursula DUBORD dite CLERMONT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine  married  Charles BOYER abt. 1812 in Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles BOYER  was born 2 October 1790 in Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA.  Charles died 26 July 1851 in Old Mines, Washington, Missouri, USA.  Charles was the child of Charles BOYER and Magdeline CHATILLION.

Catherine PORTAIS died abt. 1880 in Old Mines, Washington, Missouri, USA.
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Catherine PORTAIS married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Charles BOYER-- Date: abt. 1812 Place: Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA
Charles BOYER was the child of Charles BOYER and Magdeline CHATILLION




Children of Charles BOYER and Catherine PORTAIS:

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Edmond Auguste BOYER (b.5 May 1819, Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri Territory  d. 26 December 1891, Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA)
m. Mary Louise Olive BONE 1838



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birth1798 Birth
8 January 1798
Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri Territory
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
U.S. President1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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News1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
1819 Birth of Child
Edmond Auguste BOYER was born 5 May 1819, Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA

Catherine was 21 years old.
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
1850 Union Township, Washington, Missouri
Name: Catherine Boyer
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Union, Washington, Missouri, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1797
Birthplace: Missouri
Household ID: 90
House Number: 90
Line Number: 40
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 421
GS Film Number: 443629
Digital Folder Number: 004200581
Image Number: 00194


Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Charles Boyer M 60 Missouri
Catherine Boyer F 53 Missouri
James Boyer M 20 Missouri
Caremile Boyer M 19 Missouri
Adolph Boyer M 17 Missouri

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1851 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles BOYER died 26 July 1851, Old Mines, Washington, Missouri, USA
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

Catherine is buried at: Saint Joachim Cemetery Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA
Added: 2/4/2017 10:15:42 PM - Updated: 7/9/2025 5:13:12 PM
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Did You Know?The name Missouri originates from the native American Sioux of the state called the Missouris. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1821 - Missouri Territory
August 10, 1821 - Missouri becomes 24th U.S. state


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