Thomas Alfred Ephrem DROUIN
Born: 24 October 1866, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada East
Died: abt. 1938, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Died: abt. 1938, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Thomas
DROUIN
Born
29 June 1845
,
Sainte-Marie, Canada East
Died
Parents & Family of Thomas DROUIN
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Est décédé après la naissance de son fils Alphonse qui a été donné en adoption à son frère Thodore Droin. Alphonse a toujours considéré Théodore comme son père.
WORK & OCCUPATION
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thomas DROUIN
Thomas DROUIN married 
Marie-Louise Azilda RICHARD
Marriage date: 7 February 1865
Marriage place: St-Elzear, Beauce, Quebec, Canada
Marie-Louise Azilda RICHARD was the child of Julien RICHARD and Marcelline BINET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Marie-Louise Azilda RICHARDMarriage date: 7 February 1865
Marriage place: St-Elzear, Beauce, Quebec, Canada
Marie-Louise Azilda RICHARD was the child of Julien RICHARD and Marcelline BINET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Thomas DROUIN and Marie-Louise Azilda RICHARD
Joseph Theodore DROUIN
Born: 23 April 1870, St-Elzear de Liniere, Beauce Co, Quebec, Canada
Died: 23 July 1951, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Died: 23 July 1951, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Joseph Severin DROUIN
Born: 10 January 1876, St-Severin de Beaurivage, Beauce Co, Quebec, Canada
Died: 19 February 1918, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 19 February 1918, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Arthur Treffle DROUIN
Born: 2 March 1878, St-Severin de Beaurivage, Beauce Co, Quebec, Canada
Died: 12 March 1927, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 12 March 1927, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Wilfrid DROUIN
Born: September 1880, St-Severin de Beaurivage, Beauce Co, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2 November 1929, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 2 November 1929, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Marie Victoria DROUIN
Born: 5 December 1883, Somersworth, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 23 July 1949, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 July 1949, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Amedie DROUIN
Born: 28 January 1885, Somersworth, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 30 January 1885, Somersworth, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 30 January 1885, Somersworth, New Hampshire, USA
Mary E DROUIN
Born: 14 July 1886, St Severin de Beaurivage, Beauce, Quebec, Canada
Died: 16 December 1976, Biddeford, Maine, USA
Died: 16 December 1976, Biddeford, Maine, USA
Joseph Alphonse DROUIN
Born: 21 February 1893, Sacré-Coeur de Marie, Mégantic, Qc, Canada
Died: 29 May 1951, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Died: 29 May 1951, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Married: Marie Émilia BRUNELLE 20 October 1913
RESEARCH CONTEXT
Québec Genealogy Notes
Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Thomas's Québec records.
Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Birth — 184529 June 1845
Sainte-Marie, Canada East
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1865 Marriage / PartnerThomas DROUIN and Marie-Louise Azilda RICHARD 7 February 1865, St-Elzear, Beauce, Quebec, Canada
He was 19 years old.
1866 Birth of ChildThomas Alfred Ephrem DROUIN was born 24 October 1866, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada
Thomas was 21 years old.
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 Birth of ChildMarie Amanda DROUIN was born 12 June 1867, St-Elzear de Liniere, Beauce Co, Quebec, Canada
Thomas was 21 years old.
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.
1870 Birth of ChildJoseph Theodore DROUIN was born 23 April 1870, St-Elzear de Liniere, Beauce Co, Quebec, Canada
Thomas was 24 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1874 Birth of ChildMarie Sara Florida DROUIN was born 16 April 1874, St-Séverin, Beauce, Quebec, Canada
Thomas was 28 years old.
1876 Birth of ChildJoseph Severin DROUIN was born 10 January 1876, St-Severin de Beaurivage, Beauce Co, Quebec, Canada
Thomas was 30 years old.
1878 Birth of ChildArthur Treffle DROUIN was born 2 March 1878, St-Severin de Beaurivage, Beauce Co, Quebec, Canada
Thomas was 32 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1880 Birth of ChildWilfrid DROUIN was born September 1880, St-Severin de Beaurivage, Beauce Co, Quebec, Canada
Thomas was 35 years old.
1882 Birth of ChildFrançois Harvey DROUIN was born 22 December 1882, Somersworth, New Hampshire, USA (Great Falls)
Thomas was 37 years old.
1883 Birth of ChildMarie Victoria DROUIN was born 5 December 1883, Somersworth, New Hampshire, USA (Great Falls)
Thomas was 38 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 ChildAmedie DROUIN was born 28 January 1885, Somersworth, New Hampshire, USA (Great Falls)
Thomas was 39 years old.
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1886 Birth of ChildMary E DROUIN was born 14 July 1886, St Severin de Beaurivage, Beauce, Quebec, Canada
Thomas was 41 years old.
1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1889 Birth of ChildEva DROUIN was born 5 January 1889, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Thomas was 43 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 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1893 Birth of ChildJoseph Alphonse DROUIN was born 21 February 1893, Sacré-Coeur de Marie, Mégantic, Qc, Canada
Thomas was 47 years old.
Death — 18944 May 1894
Très-Saintcoeur de Marie, Mégantic, Plessisville, St-Calixe, Canada
He died at the age of 48.
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