Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN

(b. 21 October 1850 , L'Acadie, Canada East d. abt. 1937 , Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada )

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Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN was born 21 October 1850 in L'Acadie, Canada East

Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN was the child of Dominique TRAHAN and Delvida (Adelaide) TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Dominique TRAHAN and Marie LAROCHE (maternal) Jacques TREMBLAY and Christine VANDAL

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

Joseph-Auguste married Philomene MARTIN 10 August 1873 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Philomene MARTIN was born 13 October 1852 in Middlebury, Vermont, USA (East Middlebury) (Farmingdale). Philomene died 20 April 1931 in Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada. Philomene was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS.

Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN died abt. 1937 in Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada.

date of death not proven

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Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN married

Philomene MARTIN-- Date: 10 August 1873 Place: Thompson, Connecticut, USA
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Philomene MARTIN was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS

St-Joseph Catholic Church

Martin, Philomene (21), daughter of Pierre and Vitaline Desmarais, b. Canada, m. 10 Aug 1873, Trahan, Auguste (22), son of Dominque and Delvida Tremble, b. Canada

NOTE: There is a second entry in this same book indicating that the marriage was 29 Jun 1874.

Children of Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN and Philomene MARTIN:

Joseph Adolphe TRAHAN (b.30 June 1875, Thompson, Connecticut, USA d. 19 October 1950, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada )
m. Emelia LARRIVEE 08 January 1894 in Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
m. Adeline MARTIN 28 October 1906 in Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
m. Clara RENAUD 2 May 1923 in Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Henri TRAHAN (b.24 July 1877, Iberville, Québec, Canada d. 3 June 1914, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada)
m. Marie Rose Anna FOISY 5 November 1900 in Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Joseph Elie TRAHAN (b.6 August 1885, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada d. 20 April 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada )
m. Alice GIGUERE 11 May 1912 in Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Euclide TRAHAN (b.2 September 1887, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada d. 18 May 1906, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada)

Alberic TRAHAN (b.18 January 1890, , Ontario, Canada d. 20 October 1906, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada)

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1850 Birth
21 October 1850
L'Acadie, Canada East

Baptism

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

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 - 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.

1873 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN and Philomene MARTIN 10 August 1873, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

He was 22 years old.

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

1875 Birth of Child
Joseph Adolphe TRAHAN was born 30 June 1875, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Joseph-Auguste was 24 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
Henri TRAHAN was born 24 July 1877, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Joseph-Auguste was 26 years old.

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)

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
Joseph Elie TRAHAN was born 6 August 1885, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire)

Joseph-Auguste was 34 years old.

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.

1887 Birth of Child
Euclide TRAHAN was born 2 September 1887, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire)

Joseph-Auguste was 36 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Birth of Child
Alberic TRAHAN was born 18 January 1890, , Ontario, Canada

Joseph-Auguste was 39 years old.

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 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1894 Marriage of Child
Joseph Adolphe TRAHAN married 08 January 1894, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada to Emelia LARRIVEE

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)

1900 Marriage of Child
Henri TRAHAN married 5 November 1900, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada to Marie Rose Anna FOISY

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Trahan Auguste M Head M Oct 21 1850 - age 50

Trahan Philomene F Wife M Oct 13 1852 - age 48

Trahan Elie M Son S Aug 7 1885 - age 15

Trahan Euclide M Son S Sep 2 1887 - age 13

Trahan Albert M Son S Jan 18 1890 - age 11

Trahan Henry M Son M Jul 24 1877 - age 23

Trahan Rose Anna F Wife M Jul 9 1882 - age 18
1901 Canadian Census
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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 Death of Child
Euclide TRAHAN died 18 May 1906, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Joseph-Auguste was 55 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Death of Child
Alberic TRAHAN died 20 October 1906, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Joseph-Auguste was 56 years old.

1906 Marriage of Child
Joseph Adolphe TRAHAN married 28 October 1906, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada to Adeline MARTIN

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 Blind River, Algoma East, Ontario, Canada
Trahan Auguste M Head M Oct 1850 60

Trahan Philomine F Wife M Oct 1852 58

Trahan Eli M Son S Aug 1885 25
1911 Census of Canada
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1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Marriage of Child
Joseph Elie TRAHAN married 11 May 1912, Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada to Alice GIGUERE

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

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

1914 Death of Child
Henri TRAHAN died 3 June 1914, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Joseph-Auguste was 63 years old.

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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))

1923 Marriage of Child
Joseph Adolphe TRAHAN married 2 May 1923, Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada to Clara RENAUD

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)

1931 Death of Spouse/Partner
Philomene MARTIN died 20 April 1931, Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

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Name: Aguate Trahan
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 02 Jul 1937
Event Place: Blind River, , Ontario
Gender:
Age: 86
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1851
Burial Date:
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Father's Name: Dominique Trahan
Mother's Name: Adelaide
Spouse's Name:
Reference ID: 008767
GS Film number: 2435286
Digital Folder Number: 4530572
Image Number: 01579

'Ontario Deaths,1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ JKVX-HB7 : accessed 28 Apr 2013), Dominique Trahan in entry for Aguate Trahan, 1937.
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Added: 4/2/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 7/8/2025 5:24:47 PM