Michel THOMAS

(b. 20 February 1829 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 20 June 1914 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Michel THOMAS was born 20 February 1829 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Michel THOMAS was the child of John (Jean) THOMAS and Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW) and the grandchild of: (paternal) John THOMAS and Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON (maternal) Michael Stephen MCGRATH (MCGRAW) and Brigitte-Félicité ROBERT dite LEBRETON

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

Michel married Marie Claire BRIDEAU 05 November 1850 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie Claire BRIDEAU was born 16 September 1831 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marie Claire died 02 February 1901 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marie Claire was the child of Pierre BRIDEAU and Marguerite Eugenie ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT).

Michel THOMAS died 20 June 1914 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Michel THOMAS married

Marie Claire BRIDEAU-- Date: 05 November 1850 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
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Marie Claire BRIDEAU was the child of Pierre BRIDEAU and Marguerite Eugenie ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT)

Children of Michel THOMAS and Marie Claire BRIDEAU:

Marie Delima THOMAS (b.16 September 1851, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Michel THOMAS (b.27 April 1853, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1 May 1853, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

Adolphe Ferdinand THOMAS (b.2 June 1854, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada d. 9 April 1936, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Marie Adonisse BRIDEAU 26 November 1877 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Michel THOMAS (b.18 May 1856, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

August THOMAS (b.27 April 1858, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Guillaume THOMAS (b.27 May 1860, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 4 October 1946, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada)

Pierre THOMAS (b.11 November 1862, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 11 January 1927, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

Ambroise THOMAS (b.abt. 1867, , New Brunswick, Canada d. 26 April 1960, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

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1829 Birth
20 February 1829
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Baptism

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1830 Baptism
7 January 1830
Tracadie
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1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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)

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)

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)

1850 Marriage / Partner
Michel THOMAS and Marie Claire BRIDEAU 05 November 1850 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

He was 21 years old.

Michel THOMAS - 5 November 1850 marriage Tracadie Michel Thomas and Marie Claire Brideau

5 November 1850 marriage
Tracadie
Michel Thomas and Marie Claire Brideau

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1851 Birth of Child
Marie Delima THOMAS was born 16 September 1851, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Michel was 22 years old.

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

1853 Birth of Child
Michel THOMAS was born 27 April 1853, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Michel was 24 years old.

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

1854 Birth of Child
Adolphe Ferdinand THOMAS was born 2 June 1854, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Michel was 25 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Michel THOMAS was born 18 May 1856, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Michel was 27 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
August THOMAS was born 27 April 1858, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Michel was 29 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Guillaume THOMAS was born 27 May 1860, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Michel was 31 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Pierre THOMAS was born 11 November 1862, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Michel was 33 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1877 Marriage of Child
Adolphe Ferdinand THOMAS married 26 November 1877, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marie Adonisse BRIDEAU

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1901 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Claire BRIDEAU died 02 February 1901, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1914 Death
20 June 1914
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

He died at the age of 85.

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