Olive SAULNIER (SONIER)

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30 May 1853 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

1 November 1932 , Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

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Dominique SAULNIER (SONIER)Marie Reine FERGUSON

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Born: 30 May 1853 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Dominique SAULNIER (SONIER)

Mother: Marie Reine FERGUSON

Paternal grandparents: Alexis SAULNIER (SONIER) , Marie Charlotte COMEAU

Maternal grandparents: Georges FERGUSON , Monique RICHARD

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Olive married Louis Prudent THOMAS 4 March 1878 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Louis Prudent THOMAS was born 7 December 1848 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Louis Prudent died 11 March 1940 in Rogersville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. Louis Prudent was the child of Louis Philippe THOMAS and Marie Louise LOSIER.

Olive SAULNIER (SONIER) died 1 November 1932 in Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Olive SAULNIER (SONIER) married

Louis Prudent THOMAS
Marriage date: 4 March 1878
Marriage place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
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Louis Prudent THOMAS was the child of Louis Philippe THOMAS and Marie Louise LOSIER

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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 — 1853
30 May 1853
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Olive SAULNIER (SONIER) - 12 Jun 1853 Baptism Olive Sonier Tracadie

12 Jun 1853 Baptism
Olive Sonier
Tracadie

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

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

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

She was 24 years old.

Olive SAULNIER (SONIER) - 1878 Marriage, Tracadie

1878 Marriage, Tracadie

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

Olive was 26 years old.

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

Olive was 26 years old.

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

Olive was 27 years old.

1881 Canadian Census
Name Olive Thomas
Title
Gender Female
Age 28y
Calulated Birth Year 1853
Birthplace New Brunswick
Marital Status Married
Occupation
Ethnic Origin French
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

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

Olive was 28 years old.

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

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

Olive was 31 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

Olive was 32 years old.

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

Olive was 34 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

Olive was 35 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

Olive was 37 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 Canadian Census
Name Olive Thomas
Gender Female
Age 38
Estimated Birth Year 1853
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: Olive Thomas
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1853
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Spouse's Name: Prudent 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
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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

Olive was 38 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

Olive was 39 years old.

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

Olive was 40 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

Olive was 43 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

Olive was 46 years old.

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

Olive was 46 years old.

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

1901
Name: Olive Thomas
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 48
Birth Day & Month: 28 May
Birth Year: 1852
Birthplace: Nb
Relation to Head of House: Épouse (Wife)
Racial or Tribal Origin: Française (French)
Nationality: Canadienne (Canadian)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Province: New Brunswick
District: Gloucester
District Number: 16
Sub-District: St Isidore
Sub-District Number: G-1
Neighbors: View others on page
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
Name: Olive Thomas
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 52
Birth Date: May 1859
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Relation to Head of House: Épouse (Wife)
Spouse's Name: Prudent 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
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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
Name: Olive Thomas
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 69
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birth Place: New Brunswick
Relation to Head of House: Spouse
Spouse's Name: Prudent 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
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Household Members:
Name Age
Prudent Thomas 70
Cline Thomas 69

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1921 Census of Canada
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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)