Carmelais PAQUETTE

(b. April 1853 , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 January 1934 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Carmelais PAQUETTE was born April 1853 in Québec Province, Canada

Carmelais PAQUETTE was the child of Alexis PAQUET and Eloise FERLAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PAQUET and Marie HÉNAULT (ENAUD) (maternal) Leon FERLAND and Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Carmelais was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1894.

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

Carmelais married Louis BOURDELAIS 16 September 1873 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Louis BOURDELAIS was born 25 May 1851 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 31 August 1907 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Louis was the child of Gilbert BOURDELAIS and Marie-Louise BOISVERT.

Carmelais PAQUETTE died 2 January 1934 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Carmelais PAQUETTE married

Louis BOURDELAIS-- Date: 16 September 1873 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada
Louis BOURDELAIS was the child of Gilbert BOURDELAIS and Marie-Louise BOISVERT

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Children of Louis BOURDELAIS and Carmelais PAQUETTE:

Louis-Gilbert-Adelard BOURDELAIS (b.abt. 1874, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 January 1878, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada )

Ernest-Avila BOURDELAIS (b.11 January 1876, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada d. 18 April 1917, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Josephine THERRIEN 27 October 1902 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS (b.13 October 1877, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1954, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. William Napoleon BLANCHARD 21 November 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Anna BOURDELAIS (b.25 September 1879, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1947, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Alfred GIARD 19 August 1901 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Alfred Cuthbert William BOURDELAIS (b.20 January 1882, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1959, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Gertrude Florence LAMOUREUX 3 September 1906 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
m. Elizabeth Ann CAREY 18 November 1940 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Gustave-Fortunat BOURDELAIS (b.4 October 1885, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada d. 1 May 1973, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Marie Jeanne GARCEAU 13 August 1923 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Antoinette BOURDELAIS (b.May 1887, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1953, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Charles TRUDEAU 1920 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Charles-A BOURDELAIS (b.13 September 1892, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada d. 30 December 1943, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Emma UNKNOWN 1926

Beatrice BOURDELAIS (b.9 February 1894, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 December 1957, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Leon Joseph MATHIEU 26 October 1914 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie Cecille H BOURDELAIS (b.15 July 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 March 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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1853 Birth
April 1853
Québec Province, Canada

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.

1873 Marriage / Partner
Carmelais PAQUETTE and Louis BOURDELAIS 16 September 1873 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 20 years old.

1876 Birth of Child
Ernest-Avila BOURDELAIS was born 11 January 1876, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Carmelais was 22 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS was born 13 October 1877, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Carmelais was 24 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Death of Child
Louis-Gilbert-Adelard BOURDELAIS died 10 January 1878, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Carmelais was 24 years old.

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

1879 Birth of Child
Anna BOURDELAIS was born 25 September 1879, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Carmelais was 26 years old.

1881
Name: Carmelia Paquet
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 25
Birth Year: 1856
Birthplace: Quebec
Religion: Catholic
Nationality: Francaise (French)
Province: Quebec
District Number: 86
District: Berthier
Sub-District Number: G
Subdistrict: St Cuthbert
Division: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
Louis Bourdelais 27
Carmelia Paquet 25
Ernest Bourdelais 5
Mary Bourdelais 3
Anna Bourdelais 1
1881 Canadian Census
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1882 Birth of Child
Joseph Alfred Cuthbert William BOURDELAIS was born 20 January 1882, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Carmelais was 28 years old.

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

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

1885 Birth of Child
Gustave-Fortunat BOURDELAIS was born 4 October 1885, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Carmelais was 32 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Antoinette BOURDELAIS was born May 1887, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Carmelais was 34 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

1891
Name: Carmelia Paquette
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1853
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head of House: Épouse (Wife)
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Spouse's Name: Louis Bourdelais
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Quebec
District Number: 141
District: Berthier
Subdistrict: St Cuthbert

Household Members:
Name Age
Louis Bourdelais 40
Carmelia Paquette 38
Ernest Bourdelais 15
Mary Bourdelais 13
Anna Bourdelais 11
Cuthbert Bourdelais 7
Gustave Bourdelais 5
Antoinette Bourdelais 3
1891 Canadian Census
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1892 Birth of Child
Charles-A BOURDELAIS was born 13 September 1892, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Carmelais was 39 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Beatrice BOURDELAIS was born 9 February 1894, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Carmelais was 40 years old.

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

1898 Birth of Child
Marie Cecille H BOURDELAIS was born 15 July 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Carmelais was 45 years old.

1898 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS married 21 November 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to William Napoleon BLANCHARD

1899 Death of Child
Marie Cecille H BOURDELAIS died 18 March 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Carmelais was 45 years old.

1900 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Bourdelais, Louis, head, b. May 1851, age 49, b. Canada, married 26 years, year of immigration 1893, machinist helper
Bourdelais, Cormelice, wife, b. Apr 1853, age 47, b. Canada, married 26 years, mother of 13 children, 8 children living
Bourdelais, Ernest, son, b. Jun 1876, age 24, b. Canada, naturalized citizen, harness maker
Bourdelais, Anna, daughter, b. Sept 1879, age 20, b. Canada, lens examiner
Bourdelais, Culbert, son, b. Sept 1883, age 16, b. Canada, clothing salesman
Bourdelais, Gustave, son, b. Oct 1885, age 14, b. Canada, lens grinder
Bourdelais, Antoinette, daughter, b. May 1887, age 13, b. Canada, at school
Bourdelais, Charles, son, b. Sept 1892, age 7, b. Canada, at school
Bourdelais, Beatrice, Daughter, b. Feb 1894, age 6, b. MA, at school
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)

1901 Marriage of Child
Anna BOURDELAIS married 19 August 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Alfred GIARD

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Marriage of Child
Ernest-Avila BOURDELAIS married 27 October 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Josephine THERRIEN

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.

1906 Marriage of Child
Joseph Alfred Cuthbert William BOURDELAIS married 3 September 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Gertrude Florence LAMOUREUX

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)

1907 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis BOURDELAIS died 31 August 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1914 Marriage of Child
Beatrice BOURDELAIS married 26 October 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Leon Joseph MATHIEU

1917 Death of Child
Ernest-Avila BOURDELAIS died 18 April 1917, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Carmelais was 64 years old.

1920 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Camelice Bourdelais
residence: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1856
age: 64
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Widowed
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820748
digital folder number: 4311573
image number: 00373
sheet number: 3
Household Gender Age
Camelice Bourdelais F 64y
child Gustave F Bourdelais M 54y
child Antoinette Bourdelais F 32y
child Charles A Bourdelais M 27y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 Marriage of Child
Gustave-Fortunat BOURDELAIS married 13 August 1923, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Marie Jeanne GARCEAU

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)