Leandre Leon CYRIAC (SYRIAC)

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1 April 1838 , Lacolle, Lower Canada

Died

7 January 1915 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 1 April 1838 in Lacolle, Lower Canada

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Leandre Leon was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1871.
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Leandre Leon married Marie Phoebe BOUSQUET abt. 1858 in Lacolle, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Phoebe BOUSQUET was born 22 September 1829 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Marie Phoebe died 6 March 1915 in Ludlow, Massachusetts, USA. Marie Phoebe was the child of Jean Baptiste BOUSQUET and Elisabeth LAMARRE.

Leandre Leon CYRIAC (SYRIAC) died 7 January 1915 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .

NOTE: Possible Rapanault link

Son of Charles Laforest-Cyriac and Sophie Dalpe

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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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Leandre Leon CYRIAC (SYRIAC) married

Marie Phoebe BOUSQUET
Marriage date: abt. 1858
Marriage place: Lacolle, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie Phoebe BOUSQUET was the child of Jean Baptiste BOUSQUET and Elisabeth LAMARRE

Marriage notes:

Name: Leon Syrial

[Leon Syriac]

Spouse: Phebee Bousquet

Event: Mariage (Marriage)

Marriage Year: 1858

Marriage Location: Lacolle, Québec (Quebec)

Place of Worship or Institution: St-Bernard

Leon's prior marriage was to Marie Louise Phaneuf

Phebee's prior marriage was to Etienne Duquette

The couple was married in the presence of Pierre Bousquet, uncle of the bride and Jean Baptiste Bousquet, brother of the bride

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Children of Leandre Leon CYRIAC (SYRIAC) and Marie Phoebe BOUSQUET

Joseph-Leon CYRIAC (SYRIAC)

Born: 18 June 1860, Lacolle, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Domithilde DUQUET 8 January 1883 Place: Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Henry CYRIAC (SYRIAC)

Born: abt. 1865, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 April 1899, Lacolle, Québec, Canada

Napoleon CYRIAC

Born: 28 August 1870, Lacolle, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1838
1 April 1838
Lacolle, 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

1860 Birth of Child
Joseph-Leon CYRIAC (SYRIAC) was born 18 June 1860, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Leandre Leon was 22 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1870 Birth of Child
Napoleon CYRIAC was born 28 August 1870, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Leandre Leon was 32 years old.

1871
Name: Leon Serriac
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birth Place: Quebec
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Catholic
Origin: French
Province: Quebec
District: St Jean
District Number: 117
Division: 01
Subdistrict: Lacolle
Subdistrict Number: a

Household Members:
Name Age
Leon Serriac 32
Phebe Serriac 40
Aken Serriac 18
Lewis Serriac 16
Eliza Serriac 12
Joseph Serriac 10
Charles Serriac 8
Margaret Serriac 6
John Serriac 3
Napoleon Serriac 7 months
1871 Canadian Census
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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.

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

1883 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Leon CYRIAC (SYRIAC) married 8 January 1883, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Domithilde DUQUET

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)

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

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

1899 Death of Child
Henry CYRIAC (SYRIAC) died 8 April 1899, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Leandre Leon was 61 years old.

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)

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
Name: Lion Syriac
[Leon Syriac]
Age in 1910: 74
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Home in 1910: Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1870
Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Pheobe Syriac
Father's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]

Household Members:
Name Age
Maxime Duhamel Jr. 52
Elizabeth Duhamel 51
Maxime Duhamel 25
Edith Duhamel 19
[12]
Joseph L Duhamel 23
[28]
Lion Syriac 74
Pheobe Syriac 81
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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