Louis BURQUE

(b. 5 December 1856 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 11 September 1923 , Québec, Québec, Canada )

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Louis BURQUE was born 5 December 1856 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Louis BURQUE was the child of François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Justine JACQUES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Angélique PANNETON (maternal) Joseph JACQUES and Josephte DALPE dite PARISEAU

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

Louis married Louise PARADIS 11 February 1878 in Québec, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Louise PARADIS was born April 1855 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Louise was the child of Pierre PARADIS and Rose-Christine HENRY (HENRI).

Louis BURQUE died 11 September 1923 in Québec, Québec, Canada .

Baptised at Cathédrale, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec

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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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Louis BURQUE

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Louis BURQUE married

Louise PARADIS-- Date: 11 February 1878 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada
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Louise PARADIS was the child of Pierre PARADIS and Rose-Christine HENRY (HENRI)

married at St-Roch, Quebec City

Louis Burque, shoemaker in this parish, son of François Xavier Burque, furniture maker, & late Justine Jacques in Saint Hyacinthe, and Louise Paradis, of this parish, daughter of Pierre Paradis, farmer, & late Rose Christine Henri in St-Augustin

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Children of Louis BURQUE and Louise PARADIS:

Joseph-Louis-Alfred BURQUE (b.26 July 1878, Québec, Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie Elmire AMYOT dite BEAUCAGE (BOCAGE) 9 June 1900 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre-François-Xavier BURQUE (b.15 July 1882, Québec, Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph-Alphonse BURQUE (b.25 December 1887, Québec, Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Régina BURQUE (b.April 1892, Québec, Québec, Canada d. 7 January 1894, Québec, Québec, Canada )

François-Xavier BURQUE (b.3 January 1896, Québec, Québec, Canada d. , )

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1856 Birth
5 December 1856
Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Baptism
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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.

1870 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Louis Burke
Age in 1870: 13
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Canada
Dwelling Number: 396
Home in 1870: Worcester Ward 4, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: At School
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Attended School: Y
Inferred Father: Xavier Burke
Inferred Mother: Margret Burke
Household Members:
Name Age
Xavier Burke 44
Margret Burke 44
Loris Burke 13
Joseph Burke 6
Riginos Burke 4
Arthur Burke 11/ 12

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)

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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
Louis BURQUE and Louise PARADIS 11 February 1878, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 21 years old.

1878 marriage
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1878 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis-Alfred BURQUE was born 26 July 1878, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis was 21 years old.

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

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

1882 Birth of Child
Pierre-François-Xavier BURQUE was born 15 July 1882, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

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

1887 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alphonse BURQUE was born 25 December 1887, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis was 31 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 - St-Roch, Quebec City
Name: Louis Burque
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Spouse's name: Louise Burque
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Quebec
District Number: 178
District: Québec City
Subdistrict: St Roch South Ward
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Household Members:
Name Age
Louis Burque 36
Louise Burque 35
Louis Burque 13
Pierre Burque 9
Alphonse Burque 3
1891 Canadian Census
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1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 Birth of Child
Marie-Régina BURQUE was born April 1892, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis was 35 years old.

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

1894 Death of Child
Marie-Régina BURQUE died 7 January 1894, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis was 37 years old.

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

1896 Birth of Child
François-Xavier BURQUE was born 3 January 1896, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis was 39 years old.

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

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

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

1900 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Louis-Alfred BURQUE married 9 June 1900, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie Elmire AMYOT dite BEAUCAGE (BOCAGE)

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

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)

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

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

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

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

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

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