Calixte-Pierre BOUSQUET

(b. June 29, 1832 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. November 23, 1927 , Granby, Québec, Canada )
Age: 95

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Calixte-Pierre BOUSQUET was born June 29, 1832 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Calixte-Pierre BOUSQUET was the child of Louis BOUSQUET and Marie-Archange PETIT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine BOUSQUET and Marthe FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT

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

Calixte-Pierre married Philomene RENAUD dite DES LAURIERS 27 April 1857 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Philomene RENAUD dite DES LAURIERS was born abt. 1839 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Philomene died abt. 1920 in Granby, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Granby). Philomene was the child of Toussaint RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS and Angelique BOUDRIAULT dite LABONTE.

Calixte-Pierre BOUSQUET died November 23, 1927 in Granby, Québec, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Calixte-Pierre BOUSQUET married

Philomene RENAUD dite DES LAURIERS-- Date: 27 April 1857 Place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East
Philomene RENAUD dite DES LAURIERS was the child of Toussaint RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS and Angelique BOUDRIAULT dite LABONTE

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Children of Calixte-Pierre BOUSQUET and Philomene RENAUD dite DES LAURIERS:

Calixte BOUSQUET (b.October 16, 1872, Warden, Shefford, Quebec, Canada d. May 1, 1943, Hartford, Connecticut, USA)
m. Clarinda FONTAINE 5 May 1893 in Granby, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Granby)

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1832 Birth
June 29, 1832
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

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)

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.

1857 Marriage / Partner
Calixte-Pierre BOUSQUET and Philomene RENAUD dite DES LAURIERS 27 April 1857, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

He was 24 years old.

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.

1872 Birth of Child
Calixte BOUSQUET was born October 16, 1872, Warden, Shefford, Quebec, Canada

Calixte-Pierre was 40 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 - Shefford, Quebec
Name: Calix Bousquet
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 49
Birth Year: 1832
Birthplace: Quebec
Religion: Roman Catholic
Nationality: Française (French)
Occupation: Journalier
Province: Quebec
District Number: 59
District: Shefford
Sub-District Number: E
Subdistrict: Shefford
Division: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Calix Bousquet 49
Philomine Bousquet 42
Téléphore Bousquet 14
Mary Bousquet 11
Rosana Bousquet 9
Calix Bousquet 6
Eldége Bousquet 3

1881 Canadian Census
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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 - Granby, Quebec
Name: Calase Bousquet
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 55
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Quebec
District Number: 187
District: Shefford
Subdistrict: Granby Village
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Household Members:
Name Age
Calase Bousquet 55
Phealman Bousquet 53
Telesphore Bousquet 25
Calex Bousquet 18
Aldaldage Bousquet 13
Mary Bousquet 22

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

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

1893 Marriage of Child
Calixte BOUSQUET married 5 May 1893, Granby, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Granby) to Clarinda FONTAINE

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 - Granby, Quebec
Name: Calixte Bousquet
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 66
Birth Day & Month: 29 Jun
Birth Year: 1835
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head)
Racial or Tribal Origin: Francaise (French)
Nationality: Canadienne (Canadian)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Ouv Tabricant
Province: Quebec
District: Shefford
District Number: 192
Sub-district: Granby (Village)
Sub-District Number: D-5
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Household Members:
Name Age
Calixte Bousquet 66
Phéloméne Bousquet 64
Cecilia Róinarait 19
Hermaline Róinarait 23

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 - 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 - 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