Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT

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April 1838 , Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Lower Canada

Died

6 November 1903 , Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

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Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY Julie SAULNIER

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Born: April 1838 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY

Mother: Julie SAULNIER

Paternal grandparents: Antoine MOREAU dit DEJORDY , Angelique BOISSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Charles SAULNIER , Louise MIGNEAULT

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

Celina married Alfred BOUCHER 12 February 1866 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Alfred BOUCHER was born 30 August 1839 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Alfred died 20 October 1896 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village). Alfred was the child of Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS.

Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT died 6 November 1903 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT

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Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT married

Alfred BOUCHER
Marriage date: 12 February 1866
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Alfred BOUCHER was the child of Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS

Marriage notes:

Groom's Name: Alfred Boucher

Groom's Birth Date: 1840

Groom's Birthplace: Canada

Groom's Age: 26

Bride's Name: Salina Moreau

Bride's Birth Date: 1840

Bride's Birthplace: Canada

Bride's Age: 26

Marriage Date: 12 Feb 1866

Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: David Boucher

Groom's Mother's Name:

Bride's Father's Name: Joseph Moreau

Bride's Mother's Name:

Groom's Race: White

Groom's Marital Status: Married

Groom's Previous Wife's Name:

Bride's Race: White

Bride's Marital Status: Single

Bride's Previous Husband's Name:

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02131-0

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 1433025

Reference Number: item 2 v 191 p 258

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of Alfred BOUCHER and Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT

Aurelie BOUCHER

Born: 17 September 1867, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 June 1904, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Rosalie BOUCHER

Born: 7 November 1869, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Died: 23 December 1943, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Alfred BOUCHER

Born: 13 July 1874, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Philias BOUCHER

Born: May 1875, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 June 1958,

Marie-Blanche-Lorina BOUCHER

Born: 13 April 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Alfred BOUCHER

Born: 3 June 1879, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Joseph C BOUCHER

Born: 10 August 1881, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 August 1890, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1838
April 1838
Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Marriage / Partner
Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT and Alfred BOUCHER 12 February 1866, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 27 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
Aurelie BOUCHER was born 17 September 1867, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

Celina was 29 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Birth of Child
Rosalie BOUCHER was born 7 November 1869, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Celina was 31 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Alfred BOUCHER was born 13 July 1874, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village)

Celina was 36 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Philias BOUCHER was born May 1875, , Massachusetts, USA

Celina was 37 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Marie-Blanche-Lorina BOUCHER was born 13 April 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Celina was 39 years old.

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)

1879 Birth of Child
Alfred BOUCHER was born 3 June 1879, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village)

Celina was 41 years old.

1881 Birth of Child
Joseph C BOUCHER was born 10 August 1881, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village)

Celina was 43 years old.

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

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

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

1890 Death of Child
Joseph C BOUCHER died 30 August 1890, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village)

Celina was 52 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

1896 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alfred BOUCHER died 20 October 1896, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village)

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

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)

Death
Name: Celina Morean Boucher
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Nov 1903
Event Place: Haverhill, Massachusetts
Residence Place:
Address:
Gender: Female
Age: 65
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation:
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
Burial Date: 08 Nov 1903
Burial Place:
Cemetery: St. James
Father's Name:
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name:
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Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Additional Relatives: X
Spouse's Name: Alfred Boucher
Reference ID: v 25 cn 442
GS Film number: 2057993
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4292276
Image Number: 499

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ NWFH-RS4 : accessed 03 Apr 2013), Alfred Boucher in entry for Celina Morean Boucher, 1903.
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