Gilbert THÉRIAULT

(b. 17 July 1841 , Napierville, Canada East d. abt. 1928 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Gilbert THÉRIAULT was born 17 July 1841 in Napierville, Canada East

Gilbert THÉRIAULT was the child of Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre THÉRIAULT and Madeleine-Rosalie NADEAU (maternal) Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

Gilbert was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1856.

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

Gilbert married Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX 17 September 1866 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX was born 30 August 1844 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Olympe Zepherine died 10 November 1925 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Olympe Zepherine was the child of Antoine LAMOUREUX and Marie Elisabeth MOGÉ (MAUGER).

Gilbert THÉRIAULT died abt. 1928 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Gilbert THÉRIAULT married

Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX-- Date: 17 September 1866 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX was the child of Antoine LAMOUREUX and Marie Elisabeth MOGÉ (MAUGER)

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
groom's name: Gilbert Terriot
groom's birth date: 1841
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 25
bride's name: Tephine Lamoureux
bride's birth date: 1844
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 22
marriage date: 17 Sep 1866
marriage place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
groom's father's name: Peter Terriot
groom's mother's name: Margarett
bride's father's name: Antoine Lamoureux
bride's mother's name: Siezen
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: I01160-9
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 2047599
reference number: 35

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GILBERT THERIAULT son of Pierre & Marguerite Surprénant
Zéphirine LAMOUREUX daughter of Antoine & Élisabeth Mauger
m Southbridge, MA. 17 Sep 1866

The Lamoureux family was from St-Ours.
The Theriault's from St-Bernard-Lacolle. They arrived in Southbridge in 1855, according to the preface. The Lamoureux family arrived in 1852.

Children of Gilbert THÉRIAULT and Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX:

Marie Emma THERIAULT (b.25 January 1868, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 February 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

George THERIAULT (b.12 November 1869, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 November 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Marie Arthur THERIAULT (b.20 December 1874, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 September 1875, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Aime Amede THERIAULT (b.16 June 1877, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Marie Eva THERIAULT (b.22 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1961, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Arthur Louis GREGOIRE 3 August 1909 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1841 Birth
17 July 1841
Napierville, Canada East

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Huntingdon (county), St. Bernard de Lacolle parish
Pierre Teriau, occupation farmer, birthplace Quebec, religion Roman Catholic, age 49
Marguerite Teriau, birthplace St. Jacques, religion Roman Catholic, age 38
David Teriau, occupation laborer, birthplace Sorel, age 23
Jeremie Teriau, birthplace LaColle, age 19
Gilbert Teriau, birthplace LaColle, age 11
Julien Teriau, birthplace LaColle, age 9
Joseph Teriau, birthplace LaColle, age 4
Delima Teriau, birthplace LaColle, age 1
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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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)

1866 Marriage / Partner
Gilbert THÉRIAULT and Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX 17 September 1866, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 25 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Marie Emma THERIAULT was born 25 January 1868, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Gilbert was 26 years old.

1869 Birth of Child
George THERIAULT was born 12 November 1869, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

Gilbert was 28 years old.

1870
Living in North Brookfield, MA -- Gilbert, age 28, working in Boot and Shoe Factory; Zepherine, age 25, keeping house; Emma, age 2; George, age 7/ 12. Parents born in Canada; children born in MA.
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1874 Birth of Child
Marie Arthur THERIAULT was born 20 December 1874, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Gilbert was 33 years old.

1875 Death of Child
Marie Arthur THERIAULT died 29 September 1875, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Gilbert was 34 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
Aime Amede THERIAULT was born 16 June 1877, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Gilbert was 35 years old.

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)

1880 Elm St., Southbridge, MA
Gilbert Tarrer, age 38, works in box shop, b. Canada
Zepherine, age 35, wife, b. Canada
Emma, daughter, age 12, at school, b. MA
George, son, age 7, b. MA
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1880 Birth of Child
Marie Eva THERIAULT was born 22 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Gilbert was 39 years old.

1882
Theriault Francis, laborer, house Foster
Theriault Gilbert, laborer, house Hatchet near Elm
Theriault Jeremie, boiler tender, house Foster
Theriault Joseph, grinder, house Dresser Hill
Theriault Jules, loom fixer, house Hook
1882 Massachusetts City Directory - Webster and Southbridge

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

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

Gilbert THÉRIAULT - Gravestone - child of Gilbert Theriault and Zepherine Lamoureaux

Gravestone - child of Gilbert Theriault and Zepherine Lamoureaux

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1887 Death of Child
Marie Emma THERIAULT died 6 February 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Gilbert was 45 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

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

1899 Death of Child
George THERIAULT died 23 November 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Gilbert was 58 years old.

1900 Main St., Southbridge, MA
Theriault, Gilbert, b. July 1841 in Canada, age 58, teamster, year of immigration 1856
Zepherine, wife, b. Aug 1844 in Canada, age 55, year of immigration 1852, seamstress
Eva, daughter, b. Sept 1880 in MA, age 19, milliner
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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)

1909 Marriage of Child
Marie Eva THERIAULT married 3 August 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Arthur Louis GREGOIRE

1910 Hamilton St., Southbridge, MA
Theriault, Gilbert, age 67, b. Canada, year of immigration 1860, teamster
Zepherine, wife, age 63, b. Canada, year of immigration 1855
Gregoire, Arthur, son-in-law, age 30, b. Canada, dentist
Gregoire, Eva M., daughter, age 29, b. MA, milliner
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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)

1920 Hamilton St., Southbridge, MA
Gregoire, Arthur, age 40, b. Canada, laboratory dentistry
Eva T., wife, age 39, b. MA
Theriault, Gilbert, father-in-law, age 78, b. Canada, year of immigration 1856
Zepherine, mother-in-law, age 75, b. Canada, year of immigration 1854
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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))

1925 Death of Spouse/Partner
Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX died 10 November 1925, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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

Death
Name: Gilbert Theriault
Death Date: 1928
Death Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 69
Page Number: 51
Index Volume Number: 87
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.87

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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