Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS

Born

17 January 1824 , Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada

Died

19 October 1917 , Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada

Age: 96

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Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS Catherine NIEDING

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Born: 17 January 1824 in Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada

Father: Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS

Mother: Catherine NIEDING

Paternal grandparents: Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT , Marie-Anne DEMERS

Maternal grandparents: Caspar-Gerhardt NIEDING , Marie-Angélique GAGNÉ dite D'AUBURGEON

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Paul married Louise DALLAIRE 18 November 1844 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise DALLAIRE was born 18 April 1821 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Louise died 1 January 1846 in Ste-Philomène-de-Ville-Mercier, Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada. Louise was the child of Charles ALLAIRE and Marie-Louise PLANTE.

Paul married (2) Marie-Philomene DELINELLE 4 February 1861 in Ste-Philomène, Québec, Canada . Marie-Philomene DELINELLE was born 9 May 1836 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Philomene died 3 May 1868 in Ste-Philomène, Québec, Canada. Marie-Philomene was the child of Clement DINELLE (DELINEL) and Amable MAROIS (MOUROIS).

Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS died 19 October 1917 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Merchant.

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS

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Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS married

Louise DALLAIRE
Marriage date: 18 November 1844
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Louise DALLAIRE was the child of Charles ALLAIRE and Marie-Louise PLANTE

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Children of Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS and Louise DALLAIRE

Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS

Born: December 21, 1845, Parish Ste-Philomène-de-Mercier Valleyfield Qué.
Died: September 18 1907, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada

Married: Alma PELLETIER September 16 1873 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Married: Joséphine PELLETIER 15 September 1884 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS married

Marie-Philomene DELINELLE
Marriage date: 4 February 1861
Marriage place: Ste-Philomène, Québec, Canada
Marie-Philomene DELINELLE was the child of Clement DINELLE (DELINEL) and Amable MAROIS (MOUROIS)

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Birth — 1824
17 January 1824
Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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)

1844 Marriage / Partner
Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS and Louise DALLAIRE 18 November 1844, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

He was 20 years old.

Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS - 1844 marriage

1844 marriage

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

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS was born December 21, 1845, Parish Ste-Philomène-de-Mercier Valleyfield Qué.

Paul was 21 years old.

1846 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise DALLAIRE died 1 January 1846, Ste-Philomène-de-Ville-Mercier, Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada

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

1861 Marriage / Partner
Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Philomene DELINELLE 4 February 1861, Ste-Philomène, Québec, Canada

He was 37 years old.

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.

1868 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Philomene DELINELLE died 3 May 1868, Ste-Philomène, Québec, Canada

1873 Marriage of Child
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS married September 16 1873, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice) to Alma PELLETIER

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)

1884 Marriage of Child
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS married 15 September 1884, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice) to Joséphine PELLETIER

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 - 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)

Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS - Paul Alexandre dit Grandbois born 1824

Paul Alexandre dit Grandbois born 1824

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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)

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)

1907 Death of Child
Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS died September 18 1907, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Paul was 83 years old.

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)

Death — 1917
19 October 1917
Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 93.

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