Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS

Born

17 December 1810 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Died

6 January 1892 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 81
Cause of Death: old age

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Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS Marie-Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

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Born: 17 December 1810 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS

Mother: Marie-Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME , Marie-Louise-Catherine MASSÉ

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) , Marguerite CASAUBON dite DIDIER

Joseph was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1867.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) BEAUPRE 20 February 1838 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) BEAUPRE was born 19 September 1800 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) died 27 May 1840 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) was the child of Pierre BEAUPRE and Marguerite LEMIRE.

Joseph married (2) Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER 21 February 1843 in Varennes, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER was born 10 December 1818 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie Adelaide (Adee) died 24 July 1847 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie Adelaide (Adee) was the child of Pierre ÉTHIER and Adelaide SÉVIGNY.

Joseph married (3) Angélique GOULET 29 February 1848 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angélique GOULET was born 30 July 1812 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Angélique died 31 August 1887 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Angélique was the child of Pierre GOULET and Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS died 6 January 1892 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Obituary NOT found in any of the microfilms at the Southbridge library - checked Southbridge Journal

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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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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 Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS

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Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS married

Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) BEAUPRE
Marriage date: 20 February 1838
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) BEAUPRE was the child of Pierre BEAUPRE and Marguerite LEMIRE

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Children of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) BEAUPRE

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Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS married

Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER
Marriage date: 21 February 1843
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER was the child of Pierre ÉTHIER and Adelaide SÉVIGNY

Marriage notes:

He is the widower of Marceline Beaupre

She is the daughter of Pierre Etier and Adelaide Sevigny

present at the wedding - Joseph Brane dit Bourdelais, father of the groom

Alexis Morin, husband of Joseph's sister, Marguerite

Louis LeSage, husband of Joseph's sister, Rosa

Pierre Etier, father of the bride

Alexis Cadot, friend

NOTE: Adelaide got married on the same day-place as her sister, Eleanor.

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Children of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER

Adelaide BOURDELAIS

Born: 12 March 1844, Repentigny, Canada East
Died: 5 October 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Charles Augustin BOUTILLET 18 February 1867 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Married: Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA 19 September 1870 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph BOURDELAIS

Born: 6 January 1846, Saint-Sulpice, Canada East
Died: 8 March 1851, Saint-Sulpice, Canada East

Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS married

Angélique GOULET
Marriage date: 29 February 1848
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Angélique GOULET was the child of Pierre GOULET and Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Marriage notes:

present at the wedding

Alexis Morin, beau frère (brother-in-law)

Louis Pellier, friend

Louis Rivet, uncle

Benjamin Rivet, cousin

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Angélique GOULET

Marie Cordelia BOURDELAIS

Born: 7 March 1849, Saint-Sulpice, Canada East
Died: 24 October 1890, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Camille CARON 2 January 1871 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Lucile BOURDELAIS

Born: 16 December 1850, Saint-Sulpice, Canada East
Died: ,

Joseph-Adolphe BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS

Born: 11 September 1852, Saint-Sulpice, Canada East
Died: 1 February 1854, Saint-Sulpice, Canada East

Marie Eugenie BOURDELAIS

Born: 7 January 1855, Lavaltrie, Canada East
Died: 7 July 1927, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Henry Augustin (Honore) GODU 23 June 1878 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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Birth — 1810
17 December 1810
Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS - 1810 Baptism. St-Sulpice, LAssomption, P.Q.

1810 Baptism. St-Sulpice, L'Assomption, P.Q.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1838 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) BEAUPRE 20 February 1838, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 27 years old.

Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS - 1838 marriage

1838 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1840 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) BEAUPRE died 27 May 1840, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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

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

1843 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER 21 February 1843, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 32 years old.

Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS - 1843 Marriage, Varennes, QC, Canada

1843 Marriage, Varennes, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1844 Birth of Child
Adelaide BOURDELAIS was born 12 March 1844, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Birth of Child
Joseph BOURDELAIS was born 6 January 1846, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 35 years old.

1847 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER died 24 July 1847, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1848 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Angélique GOULET 29 February 1848, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 37 years old.

Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS - 1848 Marriage. St-Sulpice, LAssomption, P.Q.

1848 Marriage. St-Sulpice, L'Assomption, P.Q.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1849 Birth of Child
Marie Cordelia BOURDELAIS was born 7 March 1849, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 38 years old.

1850 Birth of Child
Lucile BOURDELAIS was born 16 December 1850, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 40 years old.

1851 Berthier (county), St. Antoine de Lavaltrie
Joseph Bourdelais (Bourdalet), occupation journalier (Day Laborer), birthplace St-Sulpice, religion Catholique, age 40

Angelique Goulet, birthplace St-Paul, religion Catholique, age 38

Adee Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, age 8
Cordelia Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, age 3
Lucile Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, age 1
Joseph Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, no age listed
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1851 Death of Child
Joseph BOURDELAIS died 8 March 1851, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 40 years old.

1852 Birth of Child
Joseph-Adolphe BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS was born 11 September 1852, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 41 years old.

1854 Death of Child
Joseph-Adolphe BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS died 1 February 1854, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 43 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Marie Eugenie BOURDELAIS was born 7 January 1855, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Joseph was 44 years old.

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

1861 Quebec Census - famlysearch.org
Montreal {Ste-Marie}, Montreal, Quebec - Sheet 583
Joseph Bourdelais, married, age 50, b. abt. 1811
Angelique Goulet, married, age 46, b. abt. 1815
Adelaide Bourdelais, single, age 17, b. abt. 1844

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 Marriage of Child
Adelaide BOURDELAIS married 18 February 1867, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Charles Augustin BOUTILLET

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

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

1870 Marriage of Child
Adelaide BOURDELAIS married 19 September 1870, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA

1871 Marriage of Child
Marie Cordelia BOURDELAIS married 2 January 1871, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Camille CARON

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 of Child
Marie Eugenie BOURDELAIS married 23 June 1878, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Henry Augustin (Honore) GODU

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

1880 Death of Child
Adelaide BOURDELAIS died 5 October 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph was 69 years old.

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

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

1887 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique GOULET died 31 August 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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

1890 Death of Child
Marie Cordelia BOURDELAIS died 24 October 1890, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph was 79 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

1892
Death
Name: Bourdelais, Joseph
Res: Southbridge
Date: January 6, 1892 Age 81 yrs. 0 mo. 19 ds.
Cause: Old Age
Place of Burial: Southbridge
Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Southbridge, MA -- microfilm -- Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, MA

1892
Name: Joseph Bourdelais
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Southbridge
Death Date: 06 Jan 1892
Death Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Age: 81
Birth Date: 1811
Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Laborer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Joseph Bourdelais
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Rosalie Fillier (Tellier)
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06825-3
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 961508
Reference Number: v 429 p 639
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

Massachusetts Vital Records, Vol 429, Page 639 shows Joseph Bourdelais, died in Southbridge, Massachusetts at the age of 81, cause of death old age, born in Canada, occupation laborer, parents Joseph Bourdelais and Rosalie Fellier, born in Canada.
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Death — 1892
6 January 1892
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 81.