Andre FOUCREAU dit MESICK

(b. 25 September 1834 , Napierville, Lower Canada d. 17 April 1905 , Mooers, New York, USA )
Cause of Death: Natual Causes

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Andre FOUCREAU dit MESICK was born 25 September 1834 in Napierville, Lower Canada

Andre FOUCREAU dit MESICK was the child of Andre FOUCREAU and Victoria YELLE (DIEL) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and Marie-Josephte LAMARRE (maternal) Eustache DIEL dit YELLE and Charlotte LUSSIER

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

Andre married Sophia STONE (LAROCHE) 9 October 1855 in Québec, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Sophia STONE (LAROCHE) was born August 1840 in Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA (Corbeau). Sophia died March 22, 1922 in Hemmingford, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Quebec, Canada. Sophia was the child of François "Frank" LAROCHE "STONE" and Domitile-Matilda-Louisa MONET.

Andre FOUCREAU dit MESICK died 17 April 1905 in Mooers, New York, USA.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Andre FOUCREAU dit MESICK

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Andre FOUCREAU dit MESICK married

Sophia STONE (LAROCHE)-- Date: 9 October 1855 Place: Québec, Canada East
Sophia STONE (LAROCHE) was the child of François "Frank" LAROCHE "STONE" and Domitile-Matilda-Louisa MONET

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Children of Andre FOUCREAU dit MESICK and Sophia STONE (LAROCHE):

Joseph MESICK (b.abt. 1876, Champlain, New York, USA d. abt. 1961, Burlington, Vermont, USA)
m. Eunice BERTRAND

Amos MESICK (b.abt. 1883, Mooers, New York, USA d. 3 March 1916, Plattsburgh, New York, USA)

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1834 Birth
25 September 1834
Napierville, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1855 Marriage / Partner
Andre FOUCREAU dit MESICK and Sophia STONE (LAROCHE) 9 October 1855, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 21 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1870 - Champlain, Clinton, New York
Name: Andrew Miseck
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 36y
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada
Event Place: New York, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Andrew Miseck M 36y Canada
Sopia Miseck F 28y New York
Mary Miseck F 10y Canada
Andrew Miseck M 9y New York
Francis Miseck M 8y New York
Lawrence Miseck M 3y New York
David Miseck M 1y New York
Andrew Miseck M 62y Canada
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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

1880 - Champlain, Clinton, New York
Name: Andrew Mesick
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Works On Farm
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Date: 1833
Spouse's Name: Sophie Mesick
Spouse's Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Page: 183
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 3153
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0819
GS Film number: 1254819
Digital Folder Number: 004242065
Image Number: 00481
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Andrew Mesick M 47 Canada
Wife Sophie Mesick F 36 New York, United States
Son Andre Mesick M 20 New York, United States
Son Francis Mesick M 17 New York, United States
Daughter Elizabeth Mesick F 8 New York, United States
Son Eloge Mesick M 6 New York, United States
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1880 - Naturalization
Name: Andrew Mesick
Event Type: Naturalization
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: New York
Age:
Birth Year:
Birthplace: Canada
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906
Affiliate Publication Number: M1299
Affiliate Film Number: 87
GS Film number: 1429757
Digital Folder Number: 4639406
Image Number: 03544

'United States New England Naturalization Index, 1791-1906,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VXRW-8X7 : accessed 11 Oct 2013), Andrew Mesick, 1880.
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

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

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

1900 - Mooers, Clinton, New York
Name: Andrew Mesack
Titles and Terms: Sen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 21 Mooer's Township, Clinton, New York, United States
Birth Date: Apr 1832
Birthplace: Canada Fr
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 40
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1860
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year: 1858
Page: 8
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 161
Reference ID: 97
GS Film number: 1241018
Digital Folder Number: 004114492
Image Number: 00629
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Andrew Mesack M 68 Canada Fr
Wife Sophe Mesack F 60 New York
Son George Mesack M 28 New York
Son Joseph Mesack M 24 New York
Son Nelson Meseck M 20 New York
Son Amos Meseck M 17 New York
Granddaughter Sophi Meseck F 3 New York
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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)

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)