Paul Hyppolite COUVILLON (QUEVILLON dit LACROIX / CROSS)

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24 July 1814 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Died

19 January 1895 , Colchester, Vermont, USA

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Louis LACROIX dit QUEVILLON Marie Catherine BENOIT

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Born: 24 July 1814 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Father: Louis LACROIX dit QUEVILLON

Mother: Marie Catherine BENOIT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste QUEVILLON LACROIX , Françoise DUVAL

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BENOIT , Marie-Catherine NAULT

Paul Hyppolite was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1834.

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Paul Hyppolite married Celia Sarah GUYETTE 2 October 1841 in Burlington, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Celia Sarah GUYETTE was born abt. 1822 in Canada. Celia Sarah died 22 February 1907 in Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay).

Paul Hyppolite COUVILLON (QUEVILLON dit LACROIX / CROSS) died 19 January 1895 in Colchester, Vermont, USA .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Paul Hyppolite COUVILLON (QUEVILLON dit LACROIX / CROSS)

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Paul Hyppolite COUVILLON (QUEVILLON dit LACROIX / CROSS) married

Celia Sarah GUYETTE
Marriage date: 2 October 1841
Marriage place: Burlington, Vermont, USA

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Saint Mary's, Burlington, Vermont

Children of Paul Hyppolite COUVILLON (QUEVILLON dit LACROIX / CROSS) and Celia Sarah GUYETTE

Mary Ladoiska CROSS

Born: 12 December 1837, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 23 May 1927, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Married: Laurent John BROWE (BREAULT) 31 October 1859 Place: Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Thomas CROSS

Born: abt. 1840, , Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Peter B CROSS

Born: 8 July 1842, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 12 February 1914 , Colchester, Vermont, USA

Julia A CROSS

Born: 1 July 1845 , Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 27 February 1917, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Antoine CROSS

Born: abt. 1848, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1927, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Priscilla VIDAL 29 December 1873 Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA

Moses CROSS

Born: 17 January 1851, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 4 May 1931, Colchester, Vermont, USA

Married: Jennie LIBERTY 8 November 1881 Place: Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Nelson CROSS

Born: 13 May 1852, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 16 August 1924, Colchester, Vermont, USA

Marcel "Martin" CROSS

Born: 3 August 1855, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 18 November 1907, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Married: Elisabeth CASAVANT 31 December 1881 Place: , Vermont, USA

Married: Minnie J BROUGH 3 November 1894 Place: , Vermont, USA

Caroline E CROSS

Born: 21 July 1857, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 8 February 1933, Brandon, Vermont, USA

Married: Peter MEMO 26 November 1878 Place: Brandon, Vermont, USA (Forest Dale)

Sarah Malona CROSS

Born: 11 November 1859, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 27 October 1950, Leicester, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1814
24 July 1814
Sorel, Lower Canada

Baptism
Baptism record found in Drouin Collection at Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Paul Hyppolite COUVILLON (QUEVILLON dit LACROIX / CROSS) - Baptism

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

1837 Birth of Child
Mary Ladoiska CROSS was born 12 December 1837, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Paul Hyppolite was 23 years old.

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

1841 Marriage / Partner
Paul Hyppolite COUVILLON (QUEVILLON dit LACROIX / CROSS) and Celia Sarah GUYETTE 2 October 1841, Burlington, Vermont, USA

He was 27 years old.

1842 Birth of Child
Peter B CROSS was born 8 July 1842, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Paul Hyppolite was 27 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Julia A CROSS was born 1 July 1845 , Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Paul Hyppolite was 30 years old.

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

1850 - Colchester, Vermont
Name: Poleck Cross
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1850: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 335
Household Members:
Name Age
Poleck Cross 38
Sarah Cross 25
Lodissa Cross 10
Thomas Cross 8
Peter Cross 6
Julia Cross 4
Antoine Cross 2

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1851 Birth of Child
Moses CROSS was born 17 January 1851, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Paul Hyppolite was 36 years old.

1852 Birth of Child
Nelson CROSS was born 13 May 1852, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Paul Hyppolite was 37 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Marcel "Martin" CROSS was born 3 August 1855, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Paul Hyppolite was 41 years old.

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

1857 Birth of Child
Caroline E CROSS was born 21 July 1857, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Paul Hyppolite was 43 years old.

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

1859 Marriage of Child
Mary Ladoiska CROSS married 31 October 1859, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay) to Laurent John BROWE (BREAULT)

1859 Birth of Child
Sarah Malona CROSS was born 11 November 1859, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Paul Hyppolite was 45 years old.

1860 - Colchester, Vermont
Name: Pollet Cross
Age: 44
Birth Year: abt 1816
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Canada
Home in 1860: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont
Post Office: Winooski
Dwelling Number: 1615
Family Number: 1615
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Real Estate Value: 600
Personal Estate Value: 300
Cannot Read, Write: Y
Household Members:
Name Age
Pollet Cross 44
Sarah Cross 33
Peter Cross 16
Julia Cross 15
Antoine Cross 12
Moses Cross 10
Nelson Cross 8
Martin Cross 6
Caroline Cross 3
Maloney Cross 8/ 12
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1870 - Colchester, Vermont
Name: Polite Cross
Age in 1870: 45
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Canada
Dwelling Number: 281
Home in 1870: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Cannot Read: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 300
Real Estate Value: 1000
Inferred Spouse: Sarah Cross
Inferred Children: Martina Cross
Caroline Cross
Household Members:
Name Age
Polite Cross 45
Sarah Cross 38
Martina Cross 14
Caroline Cross 12

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1873 Marriage of Child
Antoine CROSS married 29 December 1873, Burlington, Vermont, USA to Priscilla VIDAL

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.

1878 Marriage of Child
Caroline E CROSS married 26 November 1878, Brandon, Vermont, USA (Forest Dale) to Peter MEMO

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

1880 Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont
name : Paul Cross
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age: 67
marital status : Married
occupation : Farmer
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : Canada
birthdate : 1813
spouse's name : Sarah Cross
spouse's birthplace : Canada
father's name :
father's birthplace : Canada
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : Canada
page : 184
page character : D
entry number : 394
nara film number : T9-1343
gs film number : 1255343
digital folder number: 004244815
image number: 00372
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Paul Cross M 67 Canada
wife Sarah Cross F 58 Canada
son Nelson Cross M 27 Vermont, United States
daughter-in-law Eliza Cross F 26 Canada
other Moses Cross M 28 Vermont, United States
other Martin Cross M 24 Vermont, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 Marriage of Child
Moses CROSS married 8 November 1881, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay) to Jennie LIBERTY

1881 Marriage of Child
Marcel "Martin" CROSS married 31 December 1881, , Vermont, USA to Elisabeth CASAVANT

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

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

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

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

1894 Marriage of Child
Marcel "Martin" CROSS married 3 November 1894, , Vermont, USA to Minnie J BROUGH

Death
name: Paul Cross
event: Death
event date: 19 Jan 1895
event place: , , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age: 81
estimated birth year: 1814
father:
mother:
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 540078
digital folder number: 004357181
image number: 05460

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XF3X-PQ9 : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Paul Cross, 1895.
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