Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR)

(b. 1 December 1875 , Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada d. 18 May 1969 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

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Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR) was born 1 December 1875 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada

Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR) was the child of Stanislas LECLERC and Marie-Anne LAVIGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Panteleon-Leon HOUDE dit LECLERC and Sophie DUFF (maternal) Alfred POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Sarah-Jane HARVEY

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

Ernest married Marie-Arselia GIRARD 16 September 1901 in St-Germain de Grantham, Drummond, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Arselia GIRARD was born 30 June 1875 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville). Marie-Arselia died 30 November 1947 in Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Arselia was the child of Eugene GIRARD and Julie BOURBEAU.

Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR) died 18 May 1969 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR)

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Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR) married

Marie-Arselia GIRARD-- Date: 16 September 1901 Place: St-Germain de Grantham, Drummond, Québec, Canada
Marie-Arselia GIRARD was the child of Eugene GIRARD and Julie BOURBEAU

Children of Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR) and Marie-Arselia GIRARD:

Anne Marie Fleurette (Florette) LECLERC (CLAIR) (b.21 September 1906, Wickham, Drummond, Québec, Canada d. 8 January 1988, Drummondville, Québec, Canada )

Helene CLAIR (LECLAIR) (b.9 November 1908, Wickham-Ouest, Québec, Canada d. 30 April 2008, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )
m. Ernest VINCENT 30 June 1956 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1875 Birth
1 December 1875
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, 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 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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.

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 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

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)

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

1901 Marriage / Partner
Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR) and Marie-Arselia GIRARD 16 September 1901, St-Germain de Grantham, Drummond, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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.

1906 Birth of Child
Anne Marie Fleurette (Florette) LECLERC (CLAIR) was born 21 September 1906, Wickham, Drummond, Québec, Canada

Ernest was 30 years old.

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)

1908 Birth of Child
Helene CLAIR (LECLAIR) was born 9 November 1908, Wickham-Ouest, Québec, Canada

Ernest was 32 years old.

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)

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

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)

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

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

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.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1947 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Arselia GIRARD died 30 November 1947, Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1956 Marriage of Child
Helene CLAIR (LECLAIR) married 30 June 1956 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Ernest VINCENT

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1969 Death
18 May 1969
Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 93.

Added: 1/28/2021 11:30:35 AM - Updated: 9/20/2025 10:24:01 AM