Adelaide COMEAU

(b. 15 January 1820 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 27 November 1868 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Adelaide COMEAU was born 15 January 1820 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Adelaide COMEAU was the child of Laurent COMEAU and Théotiste SAULNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Georges Joseph COMEAU and Geneviève THIBODEAU (maternal) Joseph SAULNIER and Félicité BASTARACHE dite BASQUE

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

Adelaide married Guillaume Jonas THOMAS abt. 1839 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Guillaume Jonas THOMAS was born 8 December 1818 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Guillaume Jonas died 22 May 1887 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Guillaume Jonas was the child of John (Jean) THOMAS and Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW).

Adelaide COMEAU died 27 November 1868 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Adelaide COMEAU married

Guillaume Jonas THOMAS-- Date: abt. 1839 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Guillaume Jonas THOMAS was the child of John (Jean) THOMAS and Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW)

Children of Guillaume Jonas THOMAS and Adelaide COMEAU:

Sarah (Saraphile) Flore THOMAS (b.8 August 1840 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 7 May 1913 , Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. John (Jean Baptiste) ARSENEAU 27 May 1868 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Guillaume THOMAS (b.15 July 1842, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Damas THOMAS (b.11 December 1843 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 14 May 1878 , )

Marie Mélanie THOMAS (b.14 September 1845, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 6 December 1868, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

Philippe THOMAS (b.30 July 1847, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 15 May 1930, , New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Marie Olive ROBICHAUD 21 February 1881 in Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
m. Angele THIBODEAU 20 June 1898 in , New Brunswick, Canada

Émilie THOMAS (b.16 September 1849, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 26 July 1864, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

Michel THOMAS (b.1 April 1851, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 27 December 1924 , )

Jean THOMAS (b.9 April 1853, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Marguerite THOMAS (b.24 June 1855, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1 May 1931, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Ruffin ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) 10 January 1881

Élie THOMAS (b.8 July 1857, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 14 March 1941 , Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Marie Octavie DUGUAY 28 February 1881 in Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Charles THOMAS (b.24 July 1859, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 24 February 1909 , )

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1820 Birth
15 January 1820
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Baptism (part 1)

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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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

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

1840 Birth of Child
Sarah (Saraphile) Flore THOMAS was born 8 August 1840 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 20 years old.

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

1842 Birth of Child
Guillaume THOMAS was born 15 July 1842, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 22 years old.

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

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

1843 Birth of Child
Damas THOMAS was born 11 December 1843 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 23 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Marie Mélanie THOMAS was born 14 September 1845, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 25 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Philippe THOMAS was born 30 July 1847, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 27 years old.

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

1849 Birth of Child
Émilie THOMAS was born 16 September 1849, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 29 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Michel THOMAS was born 1 April 1851, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 31 years old.

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

1853 Birth of Child
Jean THOMAS was born 9 April 1853, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 33 years old.

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

1855 Birth of Child
Marguerite THOMAS was born 24 June 1855, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 35 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.

1857 Birth of Child
Élie THOMAS was born 8 July 1857, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 37 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Charles THOMAS was born 24 July 1859, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 39 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Death of Child
Émilie THOMAS died 26 July 1864, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Adelaide was 44 years old.

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.