Onésime Julie DESMARAIS

(b. 23 March 1857 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East d. 6 March 1931 , Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )

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Onésime Julie DESMARAIS was born 23 March 1857 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Onésime Julie DESMARAIS was the child of Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS and Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Madeleine LACASSE (maternal) Michel DALPE dit PARISEAU and Louise DANSEREAU

Onésime Julie DESMARAIS died 6 March 1931 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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1857 Birth
23 March 1857
Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Michel Desmarais
Gender: Male
Event Place: St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age: 33
Birth Year (Estimated): 1828
Birthplace: Bas Canada
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Catholique
Page Number: 115
Line Number: 10
GS Film number: 517424
Affiliate Film Number: C-1319-1320
Digital Folder Number: 4108829
Image Number: 244

Name: Marie Pariseau
Gender: Female
Event Place: St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age: 35
Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
Birthplace: Bas Canada
Marital Status: Married

Name: Cyrille Desmarais
Gender: Male
Event Place: St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age: 5
Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
Birthplace: Bas Canada
Marital Status: Single

Name: Louis Desmarais
Gender: Male
Event Place: St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age: 3
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Birthplace: Bas Canada
Marital Status: Single

Name: Louise Desmarais
Gender: Female
Event Place: St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age: 2
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1861 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

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.

1871 St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Onesime Desmarais
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Quebec
Marital Status:
Nationality: Francais
Religion: Catholique
Event Place: 01, St-Damase a, St-Hyacinthe 121, Quebec
Page Number: 42
Line Number: 1
House Number: 120
Family Number: 132
GS Film number: 2229026
Affiliate Film Number: C-10064
Digital Folder Number: 4395446
Image Number: 412

Onesime Desmarais F 14 Quebec
Louis Desmarais M 12 Quebec
Damase Desmarais M 11 Quebec
Emma Desmarais F 9 Quebec
Rosana Desmarais F 6 Quebec
Antoine Desmarais M 4 Quebec
1871 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

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

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)

1881 St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Onésime Desmarais
Name Note:
Gender: Female
Age: 23y
Birth Year: 1858
Birthplace: Quebec
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Ethnicity: French
Religion: Catholique
Head of Household Name: Michel Desmarais
Born During Last Year:
Event Place: St-Damase, Ste-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
District Number: 62
Sub-District: K
Division: 2
Page Number: 5
Household ID: 1043599
Family Number: 27
Digital Folder Number: 4463857
Image Number: 00152
GS Film number: 1375839
Affiliate Film Number: C-13203
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Michel Desmarais M 49y Quebec
Elmire Desmarais F 41y Quebec
Cyrille Desmarais M 27y Quebec
Marcelina Desmarais F 28y Quebec
Onésime Desmarais F 23y Quebec
Emma Desmarais F 19y Quebec
Casina Desmarais F 16y Quebec
Antoine Desmarais M 14y Quebec
Félix Desmarais M 8y Quebec
Célima Desmarais F 4y Quebec
Armas Desmarais M 3y Quebec
Anna Desmarais F 1y Quebec
1881 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

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

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

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)

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)