Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne)
GRANDBOIS
(b.
December 21, 1845
,
Parish Ste-Philomène-de-Mercier Valleyfield Qué.
d.
September 18 1907
,
Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
)
Age: 67
Cause of Death: Peritonitis. * see below
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Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS was born December 21, 1845 in Parish Ste-Philomène-de-Mercier Valleyfield Qué.
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS was the child of Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS and Louise DALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS and Catherine NIEDING (maternal) Charles ALLAIRE and Marie-Louise PLANTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) married Alma PELLETIER September 16 1873 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Alma PELLETIER was born August 3, 1854 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Alma died October 29, 1879 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Alma was the child of Francois-George PELLETIER and Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU.
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) married (2) Joséphine PELLETIER 15 September 1884 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joséphine PELLETIER was born August 8, 1862 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Joséphine died abt. 1948 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Joséphine was the child of Francois-George PELLETIER and Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU.
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS died September 18 1907 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada .
* He had gone into the country for a baby delivery and realized that his appendix had burst but would not leave the mother until the baby was born. By the time he returned to Rivière-du-Loup and entered the hospital, it was too late. He died without having seen his wife as the Sisters who ran the hospital would not let her into the ward as it was a ward for men only and after all she was a woman. But then who, if not the Sisters, looked after these men.
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Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS was a Doctor and Member of Sir John A. Macdonald's cabinet..
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS was a Doctor and Member of Sir John A. Macdonald's cabinet..
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Family and Children of Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS
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Alma PELLETIER-- Date: September 16 1873 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
From the register of mariages at St Patrice church, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec.
Alma PELLETIER was the child of Francois-George PELLETIER and Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS and Alma PELLETIER:
Marie-Virginie GRANDBOIS (b.18 September 1874, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. 15 April 1912, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada )
m. François-Joseph LANGLAIS 18 January 1910 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Marie-Louise-Alma GRANDBOIS (b.27 May 1876, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. 29 August 1878, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada )
Marie-Alma-Joséphine GRANDBOIS (b.September 27, 1877, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1943, )
Rose-Marie GRANDBOIS (b.October 8, 1878, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. October 17, 1878, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada )
Hermine-Anita GRANDBOIS (b.October 2 1879, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. July 8 1955, Québec, Québec, Canada )
m. Frédéric Alfred GADBOIS July 20, 1902 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS married
Joséphine PELLETIER-- Date: 15 September 1884 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
Joséphine PELLETIER was the child of Francois-George PELLETIER and Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS and Joséphine PELLETIER:
Marie-Anne-Virginie-Josephine GRANDBOIS (b.10 July 1885, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. , )
George-Étienne GRANDBOIS (b.April 9, 1887, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. May 7, 1974, Québec, Québec, Canada )
Marie-Louise-Caroline GRANDBOIS (b.October 27, 1888, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. , )
Marie-Thérèse-Armanda GRANDBOIS (b.January 12, 1891, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. August 25, 1909, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada )
Paul-Mazenod GRANDBOIS (b.August 7, 1892, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. October 21, 1895, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada )
Joseph-Jean-Paul GRANDBOIS (b.June 4, 1896, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. 22 January 1897, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada )
From the register of mariages at St Patrice church, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec.
Alma PELLETIER was the child of Francois-George PELLETIER and Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS and Alma PELLETIER:
m. François-Joseph LANGLAIS 18 January 1910 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Marie-Alma-Joséphine GRANDBOIS (b.September 27, 1877, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1943, )
Hermine-Anita GRANDBOIS (b.October 2 1879, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. July 8 1955, Québec, Québec, Canada )m. Frédéric Alfred GADBOIS July 20, 1902 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS married
Joséphine PELLETIER-- Date: 15 September 1884 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada Joséphine PELLETIER was the child of Francois-George PELLETIER and Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS and Joséphine PELLETIER:
George-Étienne GRANDBOIS (b.April 9, 1887, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. May 7, 1974, Québec, Québec, Canada )
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December 21, 1845
Parish Ste-Philomène-de-Mercier Valleyfield Qué.
Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS and Alma PELLETIER September 16 1873, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
He was 27 years old.

1873 Marriage - Saint-Patrice, Riviere-du-Loup, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1874 Birth of ChildMarie-Virginie GRANDBOIS was born 18 September 1874, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 28 years old.
1876 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise-Alma GRANDBOIS was born 27 May 1876, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 30 years old.
1877 Birth of ChildMarie-Alma-Joséphine GRANDBOIS was born September 27, 1877, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 31 years old.
Marie-Louise-Alma GRANDBOIS died 29 August 1878, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 32 years old.
1878 Birth of ChildRose-Marie GRANDBOIS was born October 8, 1878, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 32 years old.
1879 Birth of ChildHermine-Anita GRANDBOIS was born October 2 1879, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 33 years old.
Alma PELLETIER died October 29, 1879, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
1881 census
Household Record 1881 Canadian Census
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Household:
Paul Etienne GRANDBOIS W Male French 35 Medicin Catholique
Virginie GRANDBOIS Female French 6 In School Catholique
Marie Alma GRANDBOIS Female French 3 Catholique
Anita GRANDBOIS Female French 2 Catholique
Catherine GRANDBOIS W Female French 83 Catholique
Arthemise BOUCHARD Female French 24 Domestique Catholique
Catherine Grandbois was Paul Étienne's aunt. She was the his father's sister and was either living with them or visiting on the day the census was taken.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source Information:
Census Place Fraserville, Temiscouata, Quebec
Family History Library Film 1375825
NA Film Number C-13189
District 41
Sub-district A
Page Number 91
Household Number 415
Household Record 1881 Canadian Census
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Household:
Paul Etienne GRANDBOIS W Male French 35 Medicin Catholique
Virginie GRANDBOIS Female French 6 In School Catholique
Marie Alma GRANDBOIS Female French 3 Catholique
Anita GRANDBOIS Female French 2 Catholique
Catherine GRANDBOIS W Female French 83 Catholique
Arthemise BOUCHARD Female French 24 Domestique Catholique
Catherine Grandbois was Paul Étienne's aunt. She was the his father's sister and was either living with them or visiting on the day the census was taken.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source Information:
Census Place Fraserville, Temiscouata, Quebec
Family History Library Film 1375825
NA Film Number C-13189
District 41
Sub-district A
Page Number 91
Household Number 415
The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS and Joséphine PELLETIER 15 September 1884, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
He was 38 years old.
1885 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne-Virginie-Josephine GRANDBOIS was born 10 July 1885, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 39 years old.
1887 Birth of ChildGeorge-Étienne GRANDBOIS was born April 9, 1887, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 41 years old.
1888 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise-Caroline GRANDBOIS was born October 27, 1888, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 42 years old.
The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 Birth of ChildMarie-Thérèse-Armanda GRANDBOIS was born January 12, 1891, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 45 years old.
1892 Birth of ChildPaul-Mazenod GRANDBOIS was born August 7, 1892, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 46 years old.
Paul-Mazenod GRANDBOIS died October 21, 1895, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 49 years old.
1896 Birth of ChildJoseph-Jean-Paul GRANDBOIS was born June 4, 1896, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 50 years old.
Joseph-Jean-Paul GRANDBOIS died 22 January 1897, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) was 51 years old.
Hermine-Anita GRANDBOIS married July 20, 1902, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice) to Frédéric Alfred GADBOIS
September 18 1907
Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 61.
Paul-Stefa is buried at: Cimetière Saint-Patrice Rivière-du-Loup, Bas-Saint-Laurent Region, Quebec, Canada
Added: 2/26/2010 12:47:08 PM
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