Mary Elizabeth BAGARD

(b. 17 January 1843 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 October 1903 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Mary Elizabeth BAGARD was born 17 January 1843 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth BAGARD was the child of Felix BAGARD and Margaret DAVIS

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Mary Elizabeth married George Marshall SHEPARDSON 5 October 1867 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
George Marshall SHEPARDSON was born 1 July 1841 in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire). George Marshall died 13 May 1920 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). George Marshall was the child of Marshall Hawley SHEPARDSON and Sarah Cornelia NEWTON.

Mary Elizabeth BAGARD died 11 October 1903 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Mary Elizabeth BAGARD married

George Marshall SHEPARDSON-- Date: 5 October 1867 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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George Marshall SHEPARDSON was the child of Marshall Hawley SHEPARDSON and Sarah Cornelia NEWTON

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
groom's name: George M. Shepardson
groom's birth date: 1841
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 26
bride's name: Mary E. Bagard
bride's birth date: 1844
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 23
marriage date: 05 Oct 1867
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groom's father's name: Marshall Shepardson
groom's mother's name: Sarah C. Shepardson
bride's father's name: Felix Bagard
bride's mother's name: Bagard
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indexing project (batch) number: I00998-4
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 1901560
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Children of George Marshall SHEPARDSON and Mary Elizabeth BAGARD:

Frederick Marshall SHEPARDSON (b.9 January 1868, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1956, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Carrie Cornelia SHEPARDSON (b.7 June 1869, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 March 1949, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Grace A SHEPARDSON (b.18 August 1871, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 November 1935, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

George Edwin SHEPARDSON (b.28 July 1873, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 January 1915, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Jedediah Newton SHEPARDSON (b.18 December 1876, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 September 1987, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Franklin Albert SHEPARDSON (b.6 December 1878, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 February 1962, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Charles SHEPARDSON (b.May 1883, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Lester Edward SHEPARDSON (b.19 May 1883, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 March 1944, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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1843 Birth
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name: Mary Elizabeth Begard
gender: Female
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birth date: 17 Jan 1843
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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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: Mary Begard
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
age: 7 years
calculated birth year: 1843
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Female
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film number: 14699
digital gs number: 4194635
image number: 00516
line number: 29
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

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

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: Mary Bagard
age: 22 years
estimated birth year: 1843
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Massachusetts
marital status: Single
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 1822
line number: 21
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

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.

1867 Marriage / Partner
Mary Elizabeth BAGARD and George Marshall SHEPARDSON 5 October 1867, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 24 years old.

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

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

1868 Birth of Child
Frederick Marshall SHEPARDSON was born 9 January 1868, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary Elizabeth was 24 years old.

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

1869 Birth of Child
Carrie Cornelia SHEPARDSON was born 7 June 1869, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)

Mary Elizabeth was 26 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Birth of Child
Grace A SHEPARDSON was born 18 August 1871, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)

Mary Elizabeth was 28 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
George Edwin SHEPARDSON was born 28 July 1873, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)

Mary Elizabeth was 30 years old.

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

1876 Birth of Child
Jedediah Newton SHEPARDSON was born 18 December 1876, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)

Mary Elizabeth was 33 years old.

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.

1878 Birth of Child
Franklin Albert SHEPARDSON was born 6 December 1878, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)

Mary Elizabeth was 35 years old.

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.

1883 Birth of Child
Charles SHEPARDSON was born May 1883, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 40 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Lester Edward SHEPARDSON was born 19 May 1883, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)

Mary Elizabeth was 40 years old.

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