Grave has been located flag photo of Jean Baptiste PORTELL (PORTAIS)   Jean Baptiste  PORTELL (PORTAIS)

  (b. 26 March 1833 ,  Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA   d. 8 March 1904 ,  Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA )  

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Jean Baptiste PORTELL (PORTAIS) was born 26 March 1833 in Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA

Jean Baptiste PORTELL (PORTAIS) was the child of Jean Baptiste PORTAIS   and   Marie Terese Louise COLEMAN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean Baptiste PORTAIS and Marguerite CHABOT (maternal)  Bernard COLEMAN and Euphrasine ROBERT

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Jean Baptiste  married  Mary Zoe BOYER 2 June 1858 in Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Zoe BOYER  was born April 1842 in Missouri, USA.  Mary Zoe died 22 August 1936 in St. Francois County Missouri, USA.  Mary Zoe was the child of Edmond Auguste BOYER and Mary Louise Olive BONE.

Jean Baptiste PORTELL (PORTAIS) died 8 March 1904 in Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA.







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Jean Baptiste PORTELL (PORTAIS) married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Mary Zoe BOYER-- Date: 2 June 1858 Place: Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA
Mary Zoe BOYER was the child of Edmond Auguste BOYER and Mary Louise Olive BONE




Children of Jean Baptiste PORTELL (PORTAIS) and Mary Zoe BOYER:

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Lucy PORTELL (b.July 1871, Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA  d. abt. 1910, Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA)
m. Amada BOYER 



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birth1833 Birth
26 March 1833
Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
marriage1858 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste PORTELL (PORTAIS) and Mary Zoe BOYER 2 June 1858, Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA

He was 25 years old.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1871 Birth of Child
Lucy PORTELL was born July 1871, Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA

Jean Baptiste was 38 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
1900 Union Township, Washington, Missouri
Name: John Portell
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Union Township, Washington, Missouri, United States
District: 140
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children:
Years Married: 40
Birth Date: Mar 1832
Birthplace: Missouri
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1860
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother of how many children:
Sheet Number and Letter: 12A
Household ID: 220
Line Number: 46
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240907
Digital Folder Number: 004118868
Image Number: 00488


Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Portell Head M 68 Missouri
Mary Portell Wife F 58 Missouri
Rusan Portell Son M 35 Missouri
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Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
death1904 Death
8 March 1904
Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA

He died at the age of 70.

Jean is buried at: Saint Joachim Cemetery Old Mines Washington County Missouri, USA
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