Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW)

(b. October 1794 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 25 May 1870 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW) was born October 1794 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW) was the child of Michael Stephen MCGRATH (MCGRAW) and Brigitte-Félicité ROBERT dite LEBRETON and the grandchild of: (maternal) François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON and Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL

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

Brigitte Marguerite married John (Jean) THOMAS 23 January 1815 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
John (Jean) THOMAS was born 9 February 1787 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia). John (Jean) died 17 January 1875 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). John (Jean) was the child of John THOMAS and Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON.

Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW) died 25 May 1870 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW) married

John (Jean) THOMAS-- Date: 23 January 1815 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
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John (Jean) THOMAS was the child of John THOMAS and Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON

Children of John (Jean) THOMAS and Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW):

Jean Elie THOMAS (b.01 December 1815, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 14 January 1818, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

Guillaume Jonas THOMAS (b.8 December 1818, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 22 May 1887, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Adelaide COMEAU 1839 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
m. Angele THIBODEAU (TIBODEAU) 21 February 1881 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Anonyme THOMAS (b.14 January 1818, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 14 January 1818, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

Marguerite THOMAS (b.12 May 1821, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 22 May 1875, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Dosithee ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) September 1844 in Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Jean Elie THOMAS (b.15 September 1823, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 16 February 1905, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Tharsile BULGER 29 October 1848 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Louis Philippe THOMAS (b.25 January 1826, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 16 September 1924, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Marie Louise LOSIER 5 November 1850 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Anonyme THOMAS (b.1 February 1828, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 3 March 1828, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

Michel THOMAS (b.20 February 1829, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 20 June 1914, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Marie Claire BRIDEAU 05 November 1850 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Guillaume (William) THOMAS (b.28 March 1831, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 15 November 1884, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Judith (Judique) BOUCHER 21 November 1859 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jacques (Jimmie) THOMAS (b.abt. 1834, , New Brunswick, Canada d. 22 June 1896, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Celina MALLET 18 January 1864 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Élizabeth Louise (Lizette) THOMAS (b.abt. 1836, , New Brunswick, Canada d. 8 April 1918, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Canut ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) 12 February 1866 in , New Brunswick, Canada

Brigitte THOMAS (b.12 October 1839, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 21 April 1920, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada)

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1794 Birth
October 1794
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW) - Baptism

Baptism

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
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Baptism
3 October 1795 • parish of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens Catholic Church, Caraquet, New Brunswick
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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW) and John (Jean) THOMAS 23 January 1815 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

She was 20 years old.

Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW) - 1815 Marriage Tracadie, New Brunswick

1815 Marriage
Tracadie, New Brunswick

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
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1815 Birth of Child
Jean Elie THOMAS was born 01 December 1815, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 21 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Death of Child
Jean Elie THOMAS died 14 January 1818, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 23 years old.

1818 Birth of Child
Anonyme THOMAS was born 14 January 1818, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 23 years old.

1818 Birth of Child
Guillaume Jonas THOMAS was born 8 December 1818, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 24 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Marguerite THOMAS was born 12 May 1821, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 26 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Jean Elie THOMAS was born 15 September 1823, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 28 years old.

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)

1826 Birth of Child
Louis Philippe THOMAS was born 25 January 1826, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 31 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Anonyme THOMAS was born 1 February 1828, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 33 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Michel THOMAS was born 20 February 1829, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 34 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Guillaume (William) THOMAS was born 28 March 1831, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 36 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

1839 Birth of Child
Brigitte THOMAS was born 12 October 1839, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Marguerite was 45 years old.

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

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

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

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

1844 Marriage of Child
Marguerite THOMAS married September 1844, Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Dosithee ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Marriage of Child
Jean Elie THOMAS married 29 October 1848, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Tharsile BULGER

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

1850 Marriage of Child
Louis Philippe THOMAS married 5 November 1850, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marie Louise LOSIER

1850 Marriage of Child
Michel THOMAS married 05 November 1850 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marie Claire BRIDEAU

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1859 Marriage of Child
Guillaume (William) THOMAS married 21 November 1859, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Judith (Judique) BOUCHER

1861
Name: Bridget Thomas
Gender: Female
Age: 70
Birth Year: 1791
Spouse's Name: John Thomas
Home in 1861: Saumarez, Gloucester, New Brunswick
Race: Native (Native American)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Film Number: C-1001-1002
Page Number: 18
Household Members:
Name Age
John Thomas 76
Bridget Thomas 70
James Thomas 27
Eliza Thomas 25
Bridget Thomas 22
1861 Canadian Census
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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage of Child
Jacques (Jimmie) THOMAS married 18 January 1864, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Celina MALLET

1866 Marriage of Child
Élizabeth Louise (Lizette) THOMAS married 12 February 1866, , New Brunswick, Canada to Canut ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW) - 1870 Death Tracadie, New Brunswick

1870 Death
Tracadie, New Brunswick

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Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1870 Death
25 May 1870
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

She died at the age of 75.

Brigitte is buried at: Cimetière des Fondateurs

Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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