Jean MCGRATH (MCGRAW)

(b. abt. 1790 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1 February 1869 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Jean MCGRATH (MCGRAW) was born abt. 1790 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Jean MCGRATH (MCGRAW) was the child of Michael Stephen MCGRATH (MCGRAW) and Brigitte-Félicité ROBERT dite LEBRETON and the grandchild of: (maternal) François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON and Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL

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

Jean married Marie ROUSSEL 23 January 1815 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie ROUSSEL was born abt. 1791 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Marie was the child of Didier ROUSSEL and Madeleine (Magdeleine) HACHE dite GALLANT.

Jean married (2) Rosalie ROBICHAUD abt. 1841 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Rosalie ROBICHAUD was born 5 October 1810 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Rosalie was the child of Joseph-Serve ROBICHAUD and Venerande VIENNEAU.

Jean MCGRATH (MCGRAW) died 1 February 1869 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Jean MCGRATH (MCGRAW) married

Marie ROUSSEL-- Date: 23 January 1815 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
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Marie ROUSSEL was the child of Didier ROUSSEL and Madeleine (Magdeleine) HACHE dite GALLANT

parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Saint-Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Tracadie, New Brunswick

Children of Jean MCGRATH (MCGRAW) and Marie ROUSSEL:

Jean Agapit MCGRATH (b.3 August 1816, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Veronique MCGRATH (b.8 July 1818, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Bruno DOIRON 1839 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie MCGRATH (b.25 March 1820, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Rose MCGRATH (MCGRAW) (b.20 March 1823, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 5 May 1864, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Jean Louis LOSIER 28 January 1845 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Michel MCGRATH (b.22 May 1825, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Ladislas Odilon MCGRATH (b.21 June 1827, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Petronille ROBICHAUD 20 April 1847 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
m. Anastasie HACHE 19 November 1872 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

Helene MCGRATH (b.13 March 1831, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Jacques MCGRATH (b.3 February 1833, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Jean MCGRATH (MCGRAW) married

Rosalie ROBICHAUD-- Date: abt. 1841 Place:
Rosalie ROBICHAUD was the child of Joseph-Serve ROBICHAUD and Venerande VIENNEAU

Children of Jean MCGRATH (MCGRAW) and Rosalie ROBICHAUD:

Olivier MCGRATH (b.17 July 1841, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Marie MCGRATH (b.17 November 1842, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

Obeline MCGRATH (b.30 May 1844, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

George MCGRATH (b.29 October 1846, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )

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1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Jean MCGRATH (MCGRAW) and Marie ROUSSEL 23 January 1815, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1815 marriage

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1816 Birth of Child
Jean Agapit MCGRATH was born 3 August 1816, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Birth of Child
Veronique MCGRATH was born 8 July 1818, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Marie MCGRATH was born 25 March 1820, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1823 Birth of Child
Rose MCGRATH (MCGRAW) was born 20 March 1823, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Michel MCGRATH was born 22 May 1825, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Ladislas Odilon MCGRATH was born 21 June 1827, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Helene MCGRATH was born 13 March 1831, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1833 Birth of Child
Jacques MCGRATH was born 3 February 1833, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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

1841 Birth of Child
Olivier MCGRATH was born 17 July 1841, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1842 Birth of Child
Marie MCGRATH was born 17 November 1842, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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

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

1844 Birth of Child
Obeline MCGRATH was born 30 May 1844, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Rose MCGRATH (MCGRAW) married 28 January 1845, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Jean Louis LOSIER

1846 Birth of Child
George MCGRATH was born 29 October 1846, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1847 Marriage of Child
Ladislas Odilon MCGRATH married 20 April 1847, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Petronille ROBICHAUD

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

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

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

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Death of Child
Rose MCGRATH (MCGRAW) died 5 May 1864, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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.