Michel METRAS

(b. 5 July 1862 , Napierville, Canada East d. 1 December 1909 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Michel METRAS was born 5 July 1862 in Napierville, Canada East

Michel METRAS was the child of ? and ?

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

Michel married Marie Louise METRAS 18 October 1886 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Louise METRAS was born 18 September 1866 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Marie Louise died abt. 1958 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville).

Michel METRAS died 1 December 1909 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

son of Jacques Metras and Matilda Poisant
Baptised as St-Michel, Napierville

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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.

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Michel METRAS married

Marie Louise METRAS-- Date: 18 October 1886 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Marie Louise Metras
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birth Place: Canada
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1886
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Marriage: 20
Father: Pierre
Mother: Odile Pigeon
Spouse: Michael Metras
Spouse Birth Place: Canada
Spouse Age at Marriage: 24
Spouse Father: Jacque
Spouse Mother: Matilda Poisant

Children of Michel METRAS and Marie Louise METRAS:

Louis Raoul METRAS (b.1 January 1894, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. January 1969, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Lucy Exena TREMBLAY 25 November 1929 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1862 Birth
5 July 1862
Napierville, Canada East

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

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)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

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

1886 Marriage / Partner
Michel METRAS and Marie Louise METRAS 18 October 1886, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 24 years old.

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

1894 Birth of Child
Louis Raoul METRAS was born 1 January 1894, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Michel was 31 years old.

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

1900 Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Michel Metref
Age: 36
Birth Date: Jul 1863
Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Home in 1900: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary L Metref
Marriage Year: 1886
Years Married: 14
Father's Birthplace: France, Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France
Household Members:
Name Age
Michel Metref 36
Mary L Metref 32
Pantaleon Metref 12
Wilfred Metref 11
Pirre Metref 8
Raoul Metref 6
Melville Metref 3
Antoinette Metref 1
Edlie Metref 3/ 12

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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)

Death

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Grave

Old Notre Dame, St. Mary's, Sacred Heart Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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