Adeline PARENT

(b. abt. 1839 , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1916 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA )

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Adeline PARENT was born abt. 1839 in Québec Province, Canada

Adeline PARENT was the child of Jean-Baptiste PARENT and Louise PARENTEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PARENT and Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE (maternal) François PARENTEAU and Marie HUS MILET (MILLET)

Adeline was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1890.

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

Adeline married Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) 17 July 1854 in St-Aimé, Massueville, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) was born 25 August 1832 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Roch died 11 June 1910 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence). Roch was the child of Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR and Marie FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE.

Adeline PARENT died abt. 1916 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA .

NOTE: Have not been able to find her baptism in
Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1900
Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Adeline PARENT

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Adeline PARENT married

Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR)-- Date: 17 July 1854 Place: St-Aimé, Massueville, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) was the child of Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR and Marie FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE

Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967

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Children of Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) and Adeline PARENT:

Maria TENANCOUR (b.July 1854, , Canada d. abt. 1908, )

Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR (b.9 September 1855, Yamaska, Canada East d. 21 April 1938, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) 15 August 1875 in Montague, Massachusetts, USA (Millers Falls) (Turners Falls)

Joseph-Roch TONNANCOUR (b.28 July 1857, Yamaska, Canada East d. , )

Delia TENANCOUR (b.August 1863, , Canada d. abt. 1920, )
m. Albert EDDLESTON 1882

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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)

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

1854 Marriage / Partner
Adeline PARENT and Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) 17 July 1854, St-Aimé, Massueville, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada

1854 Marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1854 Birth of Child
Maria TENANCOUR was born July 1854, , Canada

1855 Birth of Child
Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR was born 9 September 1855, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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

1857 Birth of Child
Joseph-Roch TONNANCOUR was born 28 July 1857, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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

1863 Birth of Child
Delia TENANCOUR was born August 1863, , Canada

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.

1875 Marriage of Child
Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR married 15 August 1875, Montague, Massachusetts, USA (Millers Falls) (Turners Falls) to Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE)

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.

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

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

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1900 Northampton, Massachusetts
name: Adeline P Tancour
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 640 Northampton city Ward 6, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: Sep 1839
birthplace: Canada Fr
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Canada Fr
mother's birthplace: Canada Fr
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 40
estimated marriage year: 1860
mother how many children: 4
number living children: 4
immigration year:
page: 8
sheet letter: B
family number: 156
reference number: 80
film number: 1240654
digital folder number: 004113839
image number: 00624
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Rock Tancour M 61 Canada Fr
wife Adeline P Tancour F 61 Canada Fr
grandson Edward Tancour M 5 Vermont
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)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

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

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)

1910 Northampton, Massachusetts
name: Adeline Tenacore
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Northampton Ward 7, Hampshire, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year: 1890
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Canada
family number: 92
page number: 5
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Rock Tenacore M 76y Canada
wife Adeline Tenacore F 72y Canada
Eddie Lucia M 14y Massachusetts
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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