Marie Seraphine MCGRATH

(b. 1 August 1820 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 27 December 1903 , Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Marie Seraphine MCGRATH was born 1 August 1820 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine MCGRATH was the child of Urbain MCGRATH (MCGRAW) and Euphrosine BRIDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michael Stephen MCGRATH (MCGRAW) and Brigitte-Félicité ROBERT dite LEBRETON (maternal) Leon BRIDEAU and Marie Euphronsine GAUDREAU (GAUTREAU)

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

Marie Seraphine married Pierre Chrisologue POULIN 20 August 1838 in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 16 children.
Pierre Chrisologue POULIN was born 13 September 1817 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Pierre Chrisologue died 30 August 1895 in Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Pierre Chrisologue was the child of Alexis POULIN and Marie Claire BOUTHILLIER.

Marie Seraphine MCGRATH died 27 December 1903 in Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Marie Seraphine MCGRATH married

Pierre Chrisologue POULIN-- Date: 20 August 1838 Place: Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada
Pierre Chrisologue POULIN was the child of Alexis POULIN and Marie Claire BOUTHILLIER

Children of Pierre Chrisologue POULIN and Marie Seraphine MCGRATH:

Anastasie POULIN (b.abt. 1839, , New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Xavier POULIN (b.11 May 1840, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Marie Petronille POULIN (b.7 March 1843, Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Honore POULIN (b.15 June 1844, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Olivier POULIN (b.14 December 1845, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Jean Louis POULIN (b.13 June 1847, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Obeline POULIN (b.3 December 1848, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Urbain POULIN (b.14 July 1850, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Julie POULIN (b.12 February 1852, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Vital POULIN (b.11 February 1854, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Gilette POULIN (b.11 June 1855, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Olive POULIN (b.5 October 1856, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Sara POULIN (b.24 July 1858, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Auguste (Augustin) POULIN (PAULIN) (b.18 August 1859, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 May 1946, )
m. Marie LEGER 27 January 1884 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
m. Justine HACHE 14 June 1925

Sara POULIN (b.20 December 1861, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Victoire POULIN (b.20 January 1864, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

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1820 Birth
1 August 1820
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Baptism

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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

1838 Marriage / Partner
Marie Seraphine MCGRATH and Pierre Chrisologue POULIN 20 August 1838, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1838 marriage

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
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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
Xavier POULIN was born 11 May 1840, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 19 years old.

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)

1843 Birth of Child
Marie Petronille POULIN was born 7 March 1843, Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 22 years old.

1844 Birth of Child
Honore POULIN was born 15 June 1844, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine 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
Olivier POULIN was born 14 December 1845, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Marie Seraphine was 25 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Jean Louis POULIN was born 13 June 1847, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 26 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Obeline POULIN was born 3 December 1848, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 28 years old.

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

1850 Birth of Child
Urbain POULIN was born 14 July 1850, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 29 years old.

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

1852 Birth of Child
Julie POULIN was born 12 February 1852, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 31 years old.

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

1854 Birth of Child
Vital POULIN was born 11 February 1854, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 33 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Gilette POULIN was born 11 June 1855, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 34 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Olive POULIN was born 5 October 1856, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 36 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
Sara POULIN was born 24 July 1858, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 38 years old.

1859 Birth of Child
Auguste (Augustin) POULIN (PAULIN) was born 18 August 1859, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 39 years old.

1861 Birth of Child
Sara POULIN was born 20 December 1861, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 41 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Victoire POULIN was born 20 January 1864, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Seraphine was 43 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.