Louis BOURDELAIS

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25 May 1851 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

31 August 1907 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Gilbert BOURDELAIS Marie-Louise BOISVERT

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Born: 25 May 1851 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Gilbert BOURDELAIS

Mother: Marie-Louise BOISVERT

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME , Marie-Julie MATTE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT , Marie-Françoise DUBOIS

Louis was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1894.
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Louis married Carmelais PAQUETTE 16 September 1873 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Carmelais PAQUETTE was born April 1853 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Carmelais died 2 January 1934 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Carmelais was the child of Alexis PAQUET and Eloise FERLAND.

Louis BOURDELAIS died 31 August 1907 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Carmelais PAQUETTE
Marriage date: 16 September 1873
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada
Carmelais PAQUETTE was the child of Alexis PAQUET and Eloise FERLAND

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Children of Louis BOURDELAIS and Carmelais PAQUETTE

Louis-Gilbert-Adelard BOURDELAIS

Born: abt. 1874, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 January 1878, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Ernest-Avila BOURDELAIS

Born: 11 January 1876, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada
Died: 18 April 1917, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Josephine THERRIEN 27 October 1902 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS

Born: 13 October 1877, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1954, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: William Napoleon BLANCHARD 21 November 1898 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Anna BOURDELAIS

Born: 25 September 1879, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1947, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alfred GIARD 19 August 1901 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Alfred Cuthbert William BOURDELAIS

Born: 20 January 1882, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1959, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Gertrude Florence LAMOUREUX 3 September 1906 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Married: Elizabeth Ann CAREY 18 November 1940 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Gustave-Fortunat BOURDELAIS

Born: 4 October 1885, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada
Died: 1 May 1973, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie Jeanne GARCEAU 13 August 1923 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Antoinette BOURDELAIS

Born: May 1887, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1953, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Charles TRUDEAU 1920 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Charles-A BOURDELAIS

Born: 13 September 1892, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Died: 30 December 1943, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Emma UNKNOWN 1926

Beatrice BOURDELAIS

Born: 9 February 1894, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 December 1957, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Leon Joseph MATHIEU 26 October 1914 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie Cecille H BOURDELAIS

Born: 15 July 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 March 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1851
25 May 1851
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.

1873 Marriage / Partner
Louis BOURDELAIS and Carmelais PAQUETTE 16 September 1873 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 22 years old.

1876 Birth of Child
Ernest-Avila BOURDELAIS was born 11 January 1876, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis 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
Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS was born 13 October 1877, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 26 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Death of Child
Louis-Gilbert-Adelard BOURDELAIS died 10 January 1878, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 26 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Birth of Child
Anna BOURDELAIS was born 25 September 1879, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Louis was 28 years old.

1881
Name: Louis Bourdelais
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 27
Birth Year: 1854
Birthplace: Quebec
Religion: Catholic
Nationality: Francaise (French)
Occupation: Sellier
Province: Quebec
District Number: 86
District: Berthier
Sub-District Number: G
Subdistrict: St Cuthbert
Division: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
Louis Bourdelais 27
Carmelia Paquet 25
Ernest Bourdelais 5
Mary Bourdelais 3
Anna Bourdelais 1
1881 Canadian Census
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1882 Birth of Child
Joseph Alfred Cuthbert William BOURDELAIS was born 20 January 1882, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Louis was 30 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
Gustave-Fortunat BOURDELAIS was born 4 October 1885, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis was 34 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Antoinette BOURDELAIS was born May 1887, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis was 35 years old.

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
Name: Louis Bourdelais
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head of House: Head
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Spouse's Name: Carmelia Paquette
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Quebec
District Number: 141
District: Berthier
Subdistrict: St Cuthbert

Household Members:
Name Age
Louis Bourdelais 40
Carmelia Paquette 38
Ernest Bourdelais 15
Mary Bourdelais 13
Anna Bourdelais 11
Cuthbert Bourdelais 7
Gustave Bourdelais 5
Antoinette Bourdelais 3
1891 Canadian Census
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1892 Birth of Child
Charles-A BOURDELAIS was born 13 September 1892, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Louis was 41 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Beatrice BOURDELAIS was born 9 February 1894, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Louis was 42 years old.

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

1898 Birth of Child
Marie Cecille H BOURDELAIS was born 15 July 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Louis was 47 years old.

1898 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS married 21 November 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to William Napoleon BLANCHARD

1899 Death of Child
Marie Cecille H BOURDELAIS died 18 March 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Louis was 47 years old.

1900 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Bourdelais, Louis, head, b. May 1851, age 49, b. Canada, married 26 years, year of immigration 1893, machinist helper
Bourdelais, Cormelice, wife, b. Apr 1853, age 47, b. Canada, married 26 years, mother of 13 children, 8 children living
Bourdelais, Ernest, son, b. Jun 1876, age 24, b. Canada, naturalized citizen, harness maker
Bourdelais, Anna, daughter, b. Sept 1879, age 20, b. Canada, lens examiner
Bourdelais, Culbert, son, b. Sept 1883, age 16, b. Canada, clothing salesman
Bourdelais, Gustave, son, b. Oct 1885, age 14, b. Canada, lens grinder
Bourdelais, Antoinette, daughter, b. May 1887, age 13, b. Canada, at school
Bourdelais, Charles, son, b. Sept 1892, age 7, b. Canada, at school
Bourdelais, Beatrice, Daughter, b. Feb 1894, age 6, b. MA, at school

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage of Child
Anna BOURDELAIS married 19 August 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Alfred GIARD

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Marriage of Child
Ernest-Avila BOURDELAIS married 27 October 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Josephine THERRIEN

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.

1906 Marriage of Child
Joseph Alfred Cuthbert William BOURDELAIS married 3 September 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Gertrude Florence LAMOUREUX

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.

Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Louis Bourdelais
Death Date: 31 Aug 1907
Death Place: Southbridge,,Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age:
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Birth Date:
Birthplace: Canada
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jalbert Bourdelais
Mother's Name:
Film Number: 2217352
Digital Folder Number: 4282858
Image Number: 00457
Reference Number: 481
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915

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St. George’s Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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Louis BOURDELAIS - Name: Louis Bourdelais Gender: Male Birth Date: abt 1851 Birth Place: Canada Death Date: 31 Aug 1907 Death Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Name: Louis Bourdelais
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1851
Birth Place: Canada
Death Date: 31 Aug 1907
Death Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Death: 56
Father: Jalbert Bourdelais

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Death — 1907
31 August 1907
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 56.