Damase-Isaie DESMARAIS

(b. 1 February 1861 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East d. 21 June 1957 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

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Damase-Isaie DESMARAIS was born 1 February 1861 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Damase-Isaie DESMARAIS was the child of Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS and Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Madeleine LACASSE (maternal) Michel DALPE dit PARISEAU and Louise DANSEREAU

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

Damase-Isaie married Marie-Celina-Rose-Anna BLANCHETTE (BLANCHET) 29 August 1889 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Celina-Rose-Anna BLANCHETTE (BLANCHET) was born 19 September 1863 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Marie-Celina-Rose-Anna was the child of Joseph BLANCHET and Marie-Celina COMERE.

Damase-Isaie DESMARAIS died 21 June 1957 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada .
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Damase-Isaie DESMARAIS married

Marie-Celina-Rose-Anna BLANCHETTE (BLANCHET)-- Date: 29 August 1889 Place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Celina-Rose-Anna BLANCHETTE (BLANCHET) was the child of Joseph BLANCHET and Marie-Celina COMERE

Damase married Rose Anna Blanchette in St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada 29 Aug 1889. He is the son of Michel Desmarais and Marie Pariseau. She is the daughter of Joseph Blanchette and Celina Courire? Source: Drouin Collection
NOTE: His father, Michel Desmarais, was present at the wedding

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Children of Damase-Isaie DESMARAIS and Marie-Celina-Rose-Anna BLANCHETTE (BLANCHET):

Marie-Louise-Anna DESMARAIS (b.29 May 1890, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 July 1890, , Québec Province, Canada )

Leonel (Lionel) DESMARAIS (b.31 December 1892, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Blandine-Oliva DESMARAIS (b.22 July 1894, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Anne-Aline DESMARAIS (b.19 September 1895, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada d. 18 March 1911, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

Marie-Celina-Berthe DESMARAIS (b.29 November 1897, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada d. 13 August 1956, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

Germaine DESMARAIS (b.18 July 1899, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Elise-Clerinda-Thérèse DESMARAIS (b.18 October 1900, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Isola-Armadine DESMARAIS (b.17 November 1903, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada d. 28 November 1997, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

Marie-Odwilda-Simone-Paula DESMARAIS (b.4 June 1905, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph-Sylvio-Bernardin DESMARAIS (b.6 November 1906, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada d. , )

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1861 Birth
1 February 1861
Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Baptism
Damase Isaie Desmarets, b. 1 Feb 1861 at Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada - Source: Drouin Collection - parents: Michel Desmarets and Julie? Pariseau. Godparents - Isaie Pariseau and Philomene Provost.

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

Baptism

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

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.

1871 St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Damase Desmarais
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Birth Year (Estimated): 1860
Birthplace: Quebec
Marital Status:
Nationality: Francais
Religion: Catholique
Event Place: 01, St-Damase a, St-Hyacinthe 121, Quebec
Page Number: 42
Line Number: 3
House Number: 120
Family Number: 132
GS Film number: 2229026
Affiliate Film Number: C-10064
Digital Folder Number: 4395446
Image Number: 412

Onesime Desmarais F 14 Quebec
Louis Desmarais M 12 Quebec
Damase Desmarais M 11 Quebec
Emma Desmarais F 9 Quebec
Rosana Desmarais F 6 Quebec
Antoine Desmarais M 4 Quebec
1871 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

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)

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)

1889 Marriage / Partner
Damase-Isaie DESMARAIS and Marie-Celina-Rose-Anna BLANCHETTE (BLANCHET) 29 August 1889, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1889 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1890 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Anna DESMARAIS was born 29 May 1890, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Damase-Isaie was 29 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

1892 Birth of Child
Leonel (Lionel) DESMARAIS was born 31 December 1892, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Damase-Isaie was 31 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Marie-Blandine-Oliva DESMARAIS was born 22 July 1894, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Damase-Isaie was 33 years old.

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

1895 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Aline DESMARAIS was born 19 September 1895, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Damase-Isaie was 34 years old.

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)

1897 Birth of Child
Marie-Celina-Berthe DESMARAIS was born 29 November 1897, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Damase-Isaie was 36 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
Germaine DESMARAIS was born 18 July 1899, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Damase-Isaie was 38 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Marie-Elise-Clerinda-Thérèse DESMARAIS was born 18 October 1900, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Damase-Isaie was 39 years old.

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

1901 St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Damase Desmarais
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: F, Saint-hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Gender: Male
Age:
Marital Status: Married
Ethnicity: Francaise
Nationality: Canadienn
Religion: Roman Catholic
Relationship to Head of Household: Chef
Birthplace: Qc
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Page: 13
Family Number: 131
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Chef Damase Desmarais M 40 Qc
Épouse Rose Anna Desmarais F 37 Qc
Fils Leonel Desmarais M 8 Qc
Fille Oliva Desmarais F 6 Qc
Fille Aline Desmarais F 5 Qc
Fille Berthe Desmarais F 3 Qc
Fille Germaine Desmarais F 1 Qc
Fille Theresa Desmarais F 5/ 12 Qc
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)

1903 Birth of Child
Marie-Isola-Armadine DESMARAIS was born 17 November 1903, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Damase-Isaie was 42 years old.

1905 Birth of Child
Marie-Odwilda-Simone-Paula DESMARAIS was born 4 June 1905, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Damase-Isaie was 44 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 Birth of Child
Joseph-Sylvio-Bernardin DESMARAIS was born 6 November 1906, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Damase-Isaie was 45 years old.

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 - St Damase, Quebec
Name: Damase Demarais
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Race or Tribe: French
Age: 50
Birth Date: Feb 1861
Birth Place: Quebec
Census Year: 1911
Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head)
Province: Quebec
District: St Hyacinthe
District Number: 195
Sub-District: 6 - St Damase
Sub-District Number: 6
Place of Habitation: St Damase
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Household Members:
Name Age
Damase Demarais 50
Rose Anna Blanchet 47
Lionel Desmarais 18
Oliva Desmarais 16
Berthe Desmarais 13
Germaine Desmarais 11
Therése Desmarais 10
Isola Desmarais 7
Paula Desmarais 6
Sylvio Desmarais 4

1911 Census of Canada
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1911 Death of Child
Marie-Anne-Aline DESMARAIS died 18 March 1911, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Damase-Isaie was 50 years old.

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 Damase, Quebec
Name: Damase Deamarais
[Damase Desmarais]
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birth Place: Quebec
Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head)
Spouse's name: Rosanna Deamarais
Father Birth Place: Quebec
Mother Birth Place: Quebec
Racial or Tribal Origin: Canadian
Province or Territory: Quebec
District: St Hyacinthe-Rouville
District Number: 199
Sub-District: St Damase (Parish and Village)
Sub-District Number: 6
City, Town or Village: St-Damase (Paroisse)
Street or Township: St-Damase
Municipality: St-Damase
Occupation: Forgeron
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Household Members:
Name Age
Damase Deamarais 60
Rosanna Deamarais 57
Germaine Deamarais 21
Thérése Deamarais 20
Ivone Deamarais 17
Paula Deamarais 16
Silvie Desmarias 14
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)

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

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1956 Death of Child
Marie-Celina-Berthe DESMARAIS died 13 August 1956, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Damase-Isaie was 95 years old.

1957 Death
21 June 1957
Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 96.

Added: 11/18/2009 8:49:00 PM - Updated: 11/15/2019 1:08:17 PM