Marcel "Martin" CROSS

(b. 3 August 1855 , Colchester, Vermont, USA d. 18 November 1907 , Burlington, Vermont, USA )

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Marcel "Martin" CROSS was born 3 August 1855 in Colchester, Vermont, USA

Marcel "Martin" CROSS was the child of Paul Hyppolite COUVILLON (QUEVILLON dit LACROIX / CROSS) and Celia Sarah GUYETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LACROIX dit QUEVILLON and Marie Catherine BENOIT

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

Marcel "Martin" married Elisabeth CASAVANT 31 December 1881 in Vermont, USA . Elisabeth CASAVANT was born 30 October 1861 in Keeseville, New York, USA. Elisabeth died 31 March 1892 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Marcel "Martin" married (2) Minnie J BROUGH 3 November 1894 in Vermont, USA . Minnie J BROUGH was born September 1865 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Minnie J was the child of Peter BROUGH (BRAULT) and Felicite BEAULAC (BOULAC).

Marcel "Martin" CROSS died 18 November 1907 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
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Marcel "Martin" CROSS married

Elisabeth CASAVANT-- Date: 31 December 1881 Place: , Vermont, USA
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name: Martin Cross
event: Marriage
event date: 31 Dec 1881
event place: , , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age: 25
estimated birth year: 1856
father: Paul Cross
mother: Sarah Guyette
spouse: Eliza Casavoy
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 540078
digital folder number: 004357181
image number: 05353

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Paul Cross in entry for Martin Cross and Eliza Casavoy, 1881.

Children of Marcel "Martin" CROSS and Elisabeth CASAVANT:

Marcel "Martin" CROSS married

Minnie J BROUGH-- Date: 3 November 1894 Place: , Vermont, USA
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Minnie J BROUGH was the child of Peter BROUGH (BRAULT) and Felicite BEAULAC (BOULAC)

name: Martin Cross
event: Marriage
event date: 03 Nov 1894
event place: , , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age: 39
estimated birth year: 1855
father: Paul Cross
mother: Sarah Guyette
spouse: Minnie J. B. Gosselin
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 540078
digital folder number: 004357181
image number: 05352

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Paul Cross in entry for Martin Cross and Minnie J. B. Gosselin, 1894.

Name: Minnie J B Gosselin
[Minnie J B Brough]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1865
Birth Place: Burlington, Vermont
Marriage Date: 3 Nov 1894
Marriage Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA
Marriage Age: 29
Card Type: Bride
Father Name: Peter Brough
Mother Name: Felice Bolac
Spouse Name: Martin Cross
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1855 Birth
3 August 1855
Colchester, Vermont, USA

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

1860 - Colchester, Vermont
Name: Martin Cross
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1854
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Vermont
Home in 1860: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont
Post Office: Winooski
Dwelling Number: 1615
Family Number: 1615
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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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)

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.

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

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

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

1870 - Colchester, Vermont
Name: Martina Cross
Age in 1870: 14
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Vermont
Dwelling Number: 281
Home in 1870: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: At Home
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Attended School: Y
Inferred Father: Polite Cross
Inferred Mother: Sarah 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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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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

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.

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

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 Marriage / Partner
Marcel "Martin" CROSS and Elisabeth CASAVANT 31 December 1881, , Vermont, USA

He was 26 years old.

Marcel "Martin" CROSS - 1881 marriage Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

1881 marriage
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

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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.

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

1892 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth CASAVANT died 31 March 1892, Burlington, Vermont, USA

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Marriage / Partner
Marcel "Martin" CROSS and Minnie J BROUGH 3 November 1894, , Vermont, USA

He was 39 years old.

Marcel "Martin" CROSS - 1894 marriage Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

1894 marriage
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Burlington, Vermont
Name: Martin Cross
Age: 44
Birth Date: Aug 1855
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1900: Burlington Ward 3, Chittenden, Vermont
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Minnie Cross
Marriage Year: 1886
Years Married: 14
Father's Birthplace: France, Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France

Household Members:
Name Age
Martin Cross 44
Minnie Cross 34
Eva Cross 15
George Gosselin 13

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)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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.

Death
name: Martin Cross
event: Death
event date: 18 Nov 1907
event place: , , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age: 52
estimated birth year: 1855
father: Paul Cross
mother: Sarah Guyette
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 540078
digital folder number: 004357181
image number: 05354

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch.org
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