Emiel Rougeux

Brief Life History of Emiel

When Emiel Rougeux was born on 13 September 1837, in Frenchville, Covington Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jean Baptiste Rougeux III, was 32 and his mother, Margaret Ann Moret, was 35. He married Mary Ann Barr on 28 June 1864, in Frenchville, Covington Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Girard Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States for about 50 years. He died on 17 November 1920, in Frenchville, Covington Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Frenchville, Covington Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Emiel Rougeux
1837–1920
Mary Ann Barr
1845–1934
Marriage: 28 June 1864
Edmund Rougeux
1863–1867
John E. Rougeux
1867–1961
August E. Rougeux
1869–1950
Louise Mary Rougeux
1871–1968
Amie Telesfa Rougeux
1873–1928
Raymond Rougeux
1875–1953

Sources (4)

  • Amiel Rougeux, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Emile Rougeux, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Emiel Rougeux in entry for August E. Rougeux and Rose F. Berthol, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

French: derivative of Rouge , a nickname meaning ‘red’, or a habitational name from (Le) Rougeux, the name of several places mainly in the eastern part of France.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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