Emilie MENARD

(b. 25 February 1847 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East d. 21 June 1932 , Russell, Co Prescott Russell, Ontario, Canada )

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Emilie MENARD was born 25 February 1847 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Emilie MENARD was the child of Augustin MENARD dit CARIGNAN and Angele GAUDET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne CARIGNAN dit MENARD and Marie-Louise MEUNIER (maternal) Pierre GAUDET and Adelaide MONTIGNY dite MINET

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

Emilie married Pierre BONIN 22 January 1867 in La Présentation, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BONIN was born 15 March 1845 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Pierre died abt. 1915 Pierre was the child of Joseph BONIN and Emelie GAUVIN.

Emilie MENARD died 21 June 1932 in Russell, Co Prescott Russell, Ontario, Canada.
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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
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Emilie MENARD married

Pierre BONIN-- Date: 22 January 1867 Place: La Présentation, Canada East
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Pierre BONIN was the child of Joseph BONIN and Emelie GAUVIN

La Présentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge

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Children of Pierre BONIN and Emilie MENARD:

Marie-Lea BONIN (b.9 July 1872, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada d. 15 April 1933, Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
m. Isidore LUSSIER 5 August 1895

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1847 Birth
25 February 1847
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 Marriage / Partner
Emilie MENARD and Pierre BONIN 22 January 1867, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

She was 19 years old.

1867 marriage (part 1)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1867 marriage (part 2)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1871 - St Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Mélie Bonin
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birth Place: Quebec
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Catholic
Origin: French
Province: Quebec
District: St Hyacinthe
District Number: 121
Division: 01
Subdistrict: St Hyacinthe
Subdistrict Number: g

Household Members:
Name Age
Louis Gauvin 32
Mélina Gauvin 11
Louis Gauvin 10
Zanaíde Gauvin 9
Palmire Gauvin 7
Hélise Gauvin 5
Rosana Gauvin 4
Pierre Bonin 26
Mélie Bonin 23
Olivier Loiselle 30
Marie Loiselle 29
Joseph Loiselle 10
Victor Loiselle 8
Alexandre Loiselle 6
Philias Loiselle 5
Etédrise Loiselle 4
Herminie Loiselle 2
Danelda Loiselle 1/ 12
Israel Brodeur 23
Adeline Brodeur 22
Maximilienne Brodeur 7/ 12

1871 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

1872 Birth of Child
Marie-Lea BONIN was born 9 July 1872, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Emilie was 25 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1881 - St Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Emelia Bonin
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 33
Birth Year: 1848
Birthplace: Quebec
Religion: Catholic
Nationality: Franaise
Province: Quebec
District Number: 62
District: St Hyacinthe
Sub-District Number: B
Subdistrict: Notre Dame de St Hyacinthe
Household Members:
Name Age
Pierre Bonin 36
Emelia Bonin 33
Eugéne Bonin 9
Léa Bonin 9
Alphonse Bonin 7
Eugéne Bonin 6
Noé Bonin 4
Joseph Bonin 3
Adélard Bonin 2
Alphonisine Bonin 0/ 12
Louis Bonin 0/ 12

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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 - St Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Emelie Menard
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 43
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head-of-house: Épouse (Wife)
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Spouse's Name: Pierre Bonin
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Quebec
District Number: 184
District: St Hyacinthe
Subdistrict: Notre Dame de St Hyacinthe

Household Members:
Name Age
Pierre Bonin 46
Emelie Menard 43
Lea Bonin 18
Eugeine Bonin
Alphonse Bonin 17
Eugene Bonin 16
Noe Bonin 14
Joseph Bonin 13
Adelard Bonin 11
Alphonsine Bonin 10
Dominique Bonin 8
Anna Bonin 2

1891 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1901 - Saint Thomas d'Aquin, Quebec
Name: Emelie Bonin
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 54
Birth Day & Month: 25 Feb
Birth Year: 1847
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Épouse (Wife)
Racial or Tribal Origin: Francaise (French)
Nationality: Canadienne (Canadian)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Province: Quebec
District: Saint-hyacinthe
District Number: 190
Sub-District: Saint Thomas d'Aquin
Sub-District Number: M-1

Household Members:
Name Age
Pierre Bonin 56
Emelie Bonin 54
Alphonsine Bonin 20
Dominique Bonin 17
Anna Bonin 12
Edmond Bonin 9

1901 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - St Thomas d'Aquin, Quebec
Name: Emelie Bonin
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Veuf (Widower)
Age: 74
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birth Place: Quebec
Relation to Head of House: Mère (Mother)
Father Birth Place: Quebec
Mother Birth Place: Quebec
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Province or Territory: Quebec
District: St Hyacinthe-Rouville
District Number: 199
Sub-District: St Thomas d’Aquin (Parish and Village)
Sub-District Number: 11
City, Town or Village: St Thomas d'Aquin Parvisse
Street or Township: St Thomas d'Aquin
Municipality: St Thomas d'Aquin
Occupation: Revenue

Household Members:
Name Age
Dominique Bonin 37
Georgiana Bonin 32
Laurent Bonin 8
Edmond Bonin 7
Elene Bonin 4
Jeanne Bonin 7/ 12
Emelie Bonin 74

1921 Census of Canada
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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