Lea DESMARAIS

(b. 6 February 1853 , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 April 1911 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA )

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Lea DESMARAIS was born 6 February 1853 in Québec Province, Canada

Lea DESMARAIS was the child of Victor DESMARAIS and Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Madeleine LACASSE (maternal) Michel DALPE dit PARISEAU and Louise DANSEREAU

Lea was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1870.

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

Lea married Arthur LAROSE abt. 1875 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Arthur LAROSE was born 8 March 1852 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Arthur was the child of Silvain CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Sophronie PROVOST.

Lea DESMARAIS died 11 April 1911 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 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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Family and Children of Lea DESMARAIS

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Lea DESMARAIS married

Arthur LAROSE-- Date: abt. 1875 Place:
Arthur LAROSE was the child of Silvain CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Sophronie PROVOST

Children of Arthur LAROSE and Lea DESMARAIS:

Mary LAROSE (b.October 1881, , Connecticut, USA d. , )

Marie Louise LAROSE (b.May 1882, Thompson, Connecticut, USA d. abt. 1953, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA)

Emeline LAROSE (b.March 1885, , Connecticut, USA d. , )

Annie LAROSE (b.August 1886, , Connecticut, USA d. , )

Eva LAROSE (b.March 1890, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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1853 Birth
6 February 1853
Québec Province, Canada

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

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.

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 Birth of Child
Mary LAROSE was born October 1881, , Connecticut, USA

Lea was 28 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Marie Louise LAROSE was born May 1882, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Lea was 29 years old.

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
Emeline LAROSE was born March 1885, , Connecticut, USA

Lea was 32 years old.

1886 Birth of Child
Annie LAROSE was born August 1886, , Connecticut, USA

Lea was 33 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
Eva LAROSE was born March 1890, , Massachusetts, USA

Lea was 37 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

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1900 - New Bedford, Massachusetts
Name: Lea Larose
Age: 47
Birth Date: Feb 1853
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1900: New Bedford Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts
Ward of City: 1
Street: State Street
House Number: 244
Sheet Number: 9
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 80
Family Number: 169
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1870
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Arthur Larose
Marriage Year: 1875
Father's Birthplace: France, Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France
Mother: Number of Living Children: 5
Mother: How Many Children: 5
Years in US: 30
Can Read: No
Can Write: No
Can Speak English: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Larose 48
Lea Larose 47
Mary Larose 18
Lousie Larose 17
Emeline Larose 15
Annie Larose 13
Eva Larose 10
Blanche Foucet 5

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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)

1910 New Bedford, Brisol, Massachusetts
name: Leda Larose
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: New Bedford Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year: 1870
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Canada
family number: 493
page number: 27
Household Gender Age
spouse Arthur Larose M 58y
Leda Larose F 57y
child Emmaline Larose F 35y
child Anna Lorore F 23y
child Eva Lorore F 20y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Death
Name: Lea Larose
Death date: 11 Apr 1911
Death place: New Bedford,,Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Race or color (expanded): White
Age in years: 58
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 06 Feb 1853
Birthplace: Canada
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Arthur
Father's name: Victor Desmarais
Mother's name: Edwige Pariseau
Film number: 2396047
Digital GS number: 4283246
Image number: 00745
Reference number: 209
Collection: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841 - 1915

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