Celeste DIONNE

(b. abt. 1844 , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 June 1895 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Celeste DIONNE was born abt. 1844 in Québec Province, Canada

Celeste DIONNE was the child of ? and ?

Celeste was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1863.

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

Celeste married Louis Felix LECLAIR 21 December 1863 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis Felix LECLAIR was born 13 September 1843 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Louis Felix died 4 January 1911 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Louis Felix was the child of Jean Felix LECLAIR and Apolline DEBLOIS.

Celeste DIONNE died 22 June 1895 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

daughter of Placide Dionne and Marie Patineau

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Celeste DIONNE

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Celeste DIONNE married

Louis Felix LECLAIR-- Date: 21 December 1863 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Louis Felix LECLAIR was the child of Jean Felix LECLAIR and Apolline DEBLOIS

Name: Felix Leclaire
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birth Place: Canada
Marriage Date: 21 Dec 1863
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Marriage: 20
Father: John F
Mother: Spotine
Spouse: Celeste Deanne
Spouse Birth Place: Canada
Spouse Age at Marriage: 20
Spouse Father: Plaise
Spouse Mother: Mary

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Children of Louis Felix LECLAIR and Celeste DIONNE:

Lumina LECLAIR (b.13 February 1869, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1952, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Alfred BOUCHER 29 December 1890 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Yvonne Delima LECLAIR (b.14 August 1880, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 January 1951, New Bern, North Carolina, USA )
m. Joseph Louis Henri BOURDELAIS 10 June 1907 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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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)

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

1863 Marriage / Partner
Celeste DIONNE and Louis Felix LECLAIR 21 December 1863, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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.

1869 Birth of Child
Lumina LECLAIR was born 13 February 1869, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1880 - North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Name: Celeste Leclair
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Cana
Home in 1880: North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Felix Leclair
Father's Birthplace: Cana
Mother's Birthplace: Cana

Occupation: Keeping House
Cannot read/ write:

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Household Members:
Name Age
Felix Leclair 36
Celeste Leclair 35
Orize Leclair 15
Hermine Leclair 13
Lumina Leclair 11
Felix Leclair 7
Flourina Leclair 2
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1880 Birth of Child
Yvonne Delima LECLAIR was born 14 August 1880, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1890 Marriage of Child
Lumina LECLAIR married 29 December 1890, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Alfred BOUCHER

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

Death
Name: Celeste Dionne Leclair
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1844
Birth Place: Canada
Death Date: 22 Jun 1895
Death Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Death: 51
Father: Placide Dionne
Mother: Marie Patineau

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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