Lydia JULIEN

(b. 7 September 1857 , Sorel, Canada East d. 28 August 1931 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Lydia JULIEN was born 7 September 1857 in Sorel, Canada East

Lydia JULIEN was the child of Pierre LARENE dit JULIEN and Sophie VIENS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste JULIEN dit LARELLE and Marie-Marguerite PLOUFFE (maternal) Louis-Ambrose JEAN dit VIENS and Angelique ROBIDOUX

Lydia was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1860.

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

Lydia married Samuel COLLETTE abt. 1874 . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Samuel COLLETTE was born 6 July 1855 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Samuel died 28 July 1934 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Samuel was the child of Etienne COLLETTE and Sophy (Sophie) BRINDAMOUR.

Lydia JULIEN died 28 August 1931 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Owned property at Little Alum Pond in Brimfield, Massachusetts from 1894 to 1911.

Article about her funeral can be found in The Worcester Evening Gazette, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 31, 1931

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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 Lydia JULIEN

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Lydia JULIEN married

Samuel COLLETTE-- Date: abt. 1874 Place:
Samuel COLLETTE was the child of Etienne COLLETTE and Sophy (Sophie) BRINDAMOUR

Children of Samuel COLLETTE and Lydia JULIEN:

Henry COLLETTE (b.11 December 1874, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 October 1918, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Lydia O'BRIEN 16 July 1896 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Marie Melvina COLLETTE (b.23 June 1875, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 April 1912, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Arthur MANTHA 14 September 1892 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Flora COLLETTE (b.18 October 1880, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 March 1943, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Zepherin Joseph CHAMPOUX 30 September 1895 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
m. Hormidas DAIGNEAULT 25 May 1935 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Adeline COLLETTE (b.8 December 1882, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 January 1978, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Adolph BERON 2 January 1900 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
m. John BIRON 29 November 1947 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Lydia Mary COLLETTE (b.14 August 1885, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 July 1982, Lake Worth, Florida, USA)
m. Wilfred PION 26 October 1903 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Mary Ann "Annie" COLLETTE (b.21 March 1887, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 January 1961, )
m. Bona BROUILLARD 24 November 1907 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Arthur COLLETTE (b.16 December 1892, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 February 1975, Lake Worth, Florida, USA)
m. Alma DALBEC 19 July 1915 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE (b.11 December 1895, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 February 1983, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Mary Ida Bertha RENAUD 24 November 1914 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1857 Birth
7 September 1857
Sorel, Canada East

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.

1874 Birth of Child
Henry COLLETTE was born 11 December 1874, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Lydia was 17 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Marie Melvina COLLETTE was born 23 June 1875, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Lydia was 17 years old.

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)

1880 - Warren, Massachusetts
Name: Lydia Collett
Age: 23
Birth Date: Abt 1857
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1880: Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Samuel Collett
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Keeping House
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Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Collett 27
Lydia Collett 23
Henry Collett 5
Mahima Collett 3
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
Flora COLLETTE was born 18 October 1880, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Lydia was 23 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Adeline COLLETTE was born 8 December 1882, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Lydia was 25 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
Lydia Mary COLLETTE was born 14 August 1885, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Lydia was 27 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Mary Ann "Annie" COLLETTE was born 21 March 1887, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Lydia was 29 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

1892 Marriage of Child
Marie Melvina COLLETTE married 14 September 1892, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale) to Arthur MANTHA

1892 Birth of Child
Arthur COLLETTE was born 16 December 1892, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Lydia was 35 years old.

1895 Marriage of Child
Flora COLLETTE married 30 September 1895, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale) to Zepherin Joseph CHAMPOUX

1895 Birth of Child
Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE was born 11 December 1895, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Lydia was 38 years old.

1896 Marriage of Child
Henry COLLETTE married 16 July 1896, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale) to Lydia O'BRIEN

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

1900 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Lydia Collette
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Brimfield Town, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Number of Living Children: 8
Years Married: 26
Birth Date: Sep 1857
Birthplace: Canada French
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1874
Immigration Year: 1860
Father's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother of how many children: 16
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Samuel Collette Head Male 45 Canada French
Lydia Collette Wife Female 43 Canada French
Lydia Collette Daughter Female 16 Massachusetts
Annie Collette Daughter Female 14 Massachusetts
Arthur Collette Son Male 6 Massachusetts
Freeman Collette Son Male 5 Massachusetts
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Marriage of Child
Adeline COLLETTE married 2 January 1900, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale) to Adolph BERON

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)

1903 Marriage of Child
Lydia Mary COLLETTE married 26 October 1903, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale) to Wilfred PION

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 Marriage of Child
Mary Ann "Annie" COLLETTE married 24 November 1907, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA to Bona BROUILLARD

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - Blandford, Massachusetts
Name: Lydia Collett
Age in 1910: 54
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1910: Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Fiskdale Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1859
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Samuel Collett
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 39
Number of Children Born: 9
Number of Children Living: 8
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Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Collett 55
Lydia Collett 54
Arthur Collett 15
Frank Collett 14
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1911 - December 27 - sale of property at Little Alum Pond, Brimfield
Samuel Collette and his wife, Lydia, of Brimfield, Mass. sold property at Little Alum in Brimfield to Asahel Griswold.

Hampden County Deeds, Book 822, Page 140

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Death of Child
Marie Melvina COLLETTE died 23 April 1912, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Lydia was 54 years old.

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1914 Marriage of Child
Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE married 24 November 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Mary Ida Bertha RENAUD

1915 Marriage of Child
Arthur COLLETTE married 19 July 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Alma DALBEC

1918 Death of Child
Henry COLLETTE died 10 October 1918, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia was 61 years old.

1920 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Leitia Collette
Age: 63
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1920: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1870
[1879]
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Samuel Collette
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Native Tongue: French
Able to Speak English: Yes
Naturalization Status: Alien
Able to Write: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Collette 65
Leitia Collette 63
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1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

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)

1930 - Stubridge, Massachusetts
Name: Lydia Collette
Birth Year: abt 1858
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Street address: Church St
Dwelling Number: 324
Family Number: 349
Age at first Marriage: 15
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Language Spoken: French
Immigration Year: 1860
Naturalization: Alien
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Collette 73
Lydia Collette 72
Bona Brouillard 44
Annie Brouillard 43
Arietta M Brouillard 11

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1931 Death
28 August 1931
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 74.