Louis Prudent THOMAS

Born

7 December 1848 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

11 March 1940 , Rogersville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Age: 91

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Louis Philippe THOMAS Marie Louise LOSIER

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Born: 7 December 1848 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Louis Philippe THOMAS

Mother: Marie Louise LOSIER

Paternal grandparents: John (Jean) THOMAS , Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW)

Maternal grandparents: Augustin LOSIER dit DESJARDINS , Marie Osithée BRIDEAU

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

Louis Prudent married Eugénie MALAIS (MALLAIS) (MALLET) 23 November 1874 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eugénie MALAIS (MALLAIS) (MALLET) was born 1 June 1855 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada . Eugénie died 3 October 1875 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Eugénie was the child of Joseph MALLET and Marie Vénérande BULGER.

Louis Prudent married (2) Olive SAULNIER (SONIER) 4 March 1878 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Olive SAULNIER (SONIER) was born 30 May 1853 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Olive died 1 November 1932 in Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada. Olive was the child of Dominique SAULNIER (SONIER) and Marie Reine FERGUSON.

Louis Prudent THOMAS died 11 March 1940 in Rogersville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Louis Prudent THOMAS married

Eugénie MALAIS (MALLAIS) (MALLET)
Marriage date: 23 November 1874
Marriage place: Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

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Eugénie MALAIS (MALLAIS) (MALLET) was the child of Joseph MALLET and Marie Vénérande BULGER

Marriage notes:

Name: Louis Prudent Thomas

Spouse: Eugenie Malais

Event Year: 1824-1899

Event: Mariage (Marriage)

Religion: Catholique

Place of Worship or Institution: Shippagan

Province: Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) (New Brunswick

Name: Louis P Thomas

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 22 Nov 1874

Event Place: , , New Brunswick, Canada

Gender: Male

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Spouse's Name: Eugeine Molais

Spouse's Gender: Female

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Certificate Number: 3758

Page: 90

GS Film Number: 000845796

Digital Folder Number: 005418859

Image Number: 00405

"New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 7 August 2015), Louis P Thomas and Eugeine Molais, 22 Nov 1874; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 90, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,796.

Children of Louis Prudent THOMAS and Eugénie MALAIS (MALLAIS) (MALLET)

Marie Eugenie (Julie) THOMAS

Born: September 1875, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 26 November 1875, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent THOMAS married

Olive SAULNIER (SONIER)
Marriage date: 4 March 1878
Marriage place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Source: Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

Olive SAULNIER (SONIER) was the child of Dominique SAULNIER (SONIER) and Marie Reine FERGUSON

Marriage notes:

Name: Olive Sonier

[Olive Saulnier]

Spouse: Prudent Thomas

Event Year: 1798-1899

Event: Mariage (Marriage)

Religion: Catholique

Place of Worship or Institution: Tracadie

Province: Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) (New Brunswick)

Children of Louis Prudent THOMAS and Olive SAULNIER (SONIER)

Georges Albani THOMAS

Born: 26 May 1879, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 12 April 1880, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Augustin Isidore THOMAS

Born: 17 August 1880, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Marie Basilisse THOMAS

Born: 7 November 1881, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1966, , New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Michel Regis HACHÉ 1 July 1912 Place: Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Dominique Albani THOMAS

Born: 29 December 1883, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 10 April 1885, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Ozite Louise THOMAS

Born: 28 February 1886, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

François Rubin "Frank" THOMAS

Born: 7 June 1887, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 19 February 1950, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Catherine LEBRETON 14 January 1907 Place: Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Mathilde DRYSDELLE 24 July 1921 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Marguerite THOMAS

Born: 7 October 1888, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1970,

Married: Luc LATULIPPE 15 July 1912 Place: Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Joseph Zabulin THOMAS

Born: 27 August 1890, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 9 August 1952, Ashburnham, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie Julie HALL 20 June 1916 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Gilbert Albani THOMAS

Born: 18 March 1892, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 14 February 1893, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Lisette (Louise) THOMAS

Born: 20 January 1894, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 23 April 1945, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph George ASHEY (ACHE) (HACHE) 23 September 1918 Place: Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Marie Elmyre THOMAS

Born: 14 June 1896, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 1 July 1899, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Anonyme THOMAS

Born: 8 November 1899, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1899,

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Birth — 1848
7 December 1848
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Louis Prudent THOMAS - 1851 Baptism St Jean Bte and St Joseph Tracadie, New Brunswick

1851 Baptism
St Jean Bte and St Joseph
Tracadie, New Brunswick

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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

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.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1874 Marriage / Partner
Louis Prudent THOMAS and Eugénie MALAIS (MALLAIS) (MALLET) 23 November 1874, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 25 years old.

Louis Prudent THOMAS - 1874 Marriage Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

1874 Marriage Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1875 Birth of Child
Marie Eugenie (Julie) THOMAS was born September 1875, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Louis Prudent was 26 years old.

1875 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eugénie MALAIS (MALLAIS) (MALLET) died 3 October 1875, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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 Marriage / Partner
Louis Prudent THOMAS and Olive SAULNIER (SONIER) 4 March 1878, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

He was 29 years old.

Louis Prudent THOMAS - 1878 Marriage, Tracadie, New Brunswick

1878 Marriage, Tracadie, New Brunswick

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1879 Birth of Child
Georges Albani THOMAS was born 26 May 1879, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 30 years old.

1880 Death of Child
Georges Albani THOMAS died 12 April 1880, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 31 years old.

1880 Birth of Child
Augustin Isidore THOMAS was born 17 August 1880, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 31 years old.

1881 Saumarez, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Name Prudant Thomas
Title
Gender Male
Age 30y
Calulated Birth Year 1851
Birthplace New Brunswick
Marital Status Married
Occupation Farmer
Ethnic Origin English
Religion Cath
Head of Household Prudant Thomas
Born During Last Year
Census Place Saumarez, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
District Number 36
Sub District E
Division 1
Page Number 26
House Number 942397
Family Number 89
Digital Folder Number 4463128
Image Number 00438
Film Number 1375822
Library and Archives Canada Film Number C-13186
Household Gender Age
Prudant Thomas M 30y
Olive Thomas F 28y

1881 Canadian Census
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1881 Birth of Child
Marie Basilisse THOMAS was born 7 November 1881, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 32 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Dominique Albani THOMAS was born 29 December 1883, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 35 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Death of Child
Dominique Albani THOMAS died 10 April 1885, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 36 years old.

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1886 Birth of Child
Marie Ozite Louise THOMAS was born 28 February 1886, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 37 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
François Rubin "Frank" THOMAS was born 7 June 1887, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 38 years old.

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1888 Birth of Child
Marguerite THOMAS was born 7 October 1888, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 39 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
Joseph Zabulin THOMAS was born 27 August 1890, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 41 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 St Isidore
Name Prudent Thomas
Gender Male
Age 39
Estimated Birth Year 1852
Birthplace New Brunswick
Marital Status Married
Religion Roman Catholic
Province New Brunswick
District Gloucester
District Number 14
Sub-District St Isidore
Library and Archives Canada Film Number 30953_148102

Name: Prudent Thomas
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Relation to Head of House: Head
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Spouse's Name: Olive Thomas
Father's Birth Place: New Brunswick
Mother's Birth Place: New Brunswick
Province: New Brunswick
District Number: 14
District: Gloucester
Subdistrict: St Isidore
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Household Members:
Name Age
Prudent Thomas 39
Olive Thomas 38
Baselise Thomas 9
Osite Thomas 5
Francis Thomas 3

1891 Canadian Census
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1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 Birth of Child
Gilbert Albani THOMAS was born 18 March 1892, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 43 years old.

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1893 Death of Child
Gilbert Albani THOMAS died 14 February 1893, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 44 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Marie Lisette (Louise) THOMAS was born 20 January 1894, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 45 years old.

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

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 Birth of Child
Marie Elmyre THOMAS was born 14 June 1896, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 47 years old.

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1899 Death of Child
Marie Elmyre THOMAS died 1 July 1899, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 50 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
Anonyme THOMAS was born 8 November 1899, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis Prudent was 50 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 Isidore
Name: Prudent Thomas
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 49
Birth Day & Month: 8 Aug
Birth Year: 1851
Birthplace: Nb
Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head)
Racial or Tribal Origin: Française (French)
Nationality: Canadienne (Canadian)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Cultivator
Province: New Brunswick
District: Gloucester
District Number: 16
Sub-District: St Isidore
Sub-District Number: G-1

Household Members:
Name Age
Prudent Thomas 49
Olive Thomas 48
Basilisse Thomas 19
Ozithe Thomas 15
François Thomas 13
Marguerite Thomas 11
Zebulin Thomas 9
Elise Thomas 7
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)

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
François Rubin "Frank" THOMAS married 14 January 1907, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada to Catherine LEBRETON

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

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 St Isidore
Name: Prudent Thomas
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 51
Birth Date: Aug 1860
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head)
Spouse's Name: Olive Thomas
Tribal: French
Province: New Brunswick
District: Gloucester
District Number: 27
Sub-District: St. Isidore
Sub-District Number: 23
Place of Habitation: Par St Isidore
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Prudent Thomas 51
Olive Thomas 52
Base Alice Thomas 29
Ogithe Thomas 28
Margaerite Thomas 22
Joseph Thomas 20
Elisabeth Thomas 17
1911 Census of Canada
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Marriage of Child
Marie Basilisse THOMAS married 1 July 1912, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada to Michel Regis HACHÉ

1912 Marriage of Child
Marguerite THOMAS married 15 July 1912, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada to Luc LATULIPPE

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

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

1916 Marriage of Child
Joseph Zabulin THOMAS married 20 June 1916, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marie Julie HALL

1918 Marriage of Child
Marie Lisette (Louise) THOMAS married 23 September 1918, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA to Joseph George ASHEY (ACHE) (HACHE)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 St Isidore
Name: Prudent Thomas
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 70
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birth Place: New Brunswick
Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head)
Spouse's Name: Olive Thomas
Father Birth Place: New Brunswick
Mother Birth Place: New Brunswick
Racial or Tribal Origin: Francaise (French)
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
District: Gloucester
District Number: 42
Sub-District: St Isidore (Parish)
Sub-District Number: 33
City, Town or Village: St Isidore (Paroisse)
Street or Township: Tilley Road
Municipality: St Isidore
Occupation: Cultivateur
Income: 2000
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Prudent Thomas 70
Olive Thomas 69

Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
1921 Census of Canada
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

1921 Marriage of Child
François Rubin "Frank" THOMAS married 24 July 1921, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Mathilde DRYSDELLE

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)

1932 Death of Spouse/Partner
Olive SAULNIER (SONIER) died 1 November 1932, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - Dominion Franchise Act - List of Electors, 1935 - Electoral District of Gloucester, Rural Polling Division No., 32, Parish of St Isidore
Thomas Prudent, farmer, Tilley Road

Name: Prudent Thomas
Occupation: Farmer
Year: 1935
Location: Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Electoral District: Gloucester

Ancestry.com. Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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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.