Didyme THOMAS

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10 May 1860 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

13 May 1930 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Louis Philippe THOMAS Marie Louise LOSIER

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Born: 10 May 1860 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Louis Philippe THOMAS

Mother: Marie Louise LOSIER

Paternal grandparents: John (Jean) THOMAS , Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW)

Maternal grandparents: Augustin LOSIER dit DESJARDINS , Marie Osithée BRIDEAU

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Didyme married Marie Anne LAVOIE 8 January 1885 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Anne LAVOIE was born abt. 1860 in Canada.

Didyme married (2) Marie Catherine MCGRATH 16 September 1895 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie Catherine MCGRATH was born 12 December 1875 in New Brunswick, Canada.

Didyme THOMAS died 13 May 1930 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Thomas Family Reunion Mug - Tracadie, New Brunswick - 11 oz

Introducing the Thomas Family Reunion Mug (created in memory of Deb Thomas Sheldon) – a heartfelt tribute to the roots of Tracadie, NB, Canada, and the enduring legacy of John (Jean) Thomas and Brigitte McGrath, two pioneering souls who laid the foundation for a sprawling family tree with branches that reach across Canada and the United States.

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Didyme THOMAS married

Marie Anne LAVOIE
Marriage date: 8 January 1885
Marriage place: , New Brunswick, Canada
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Rogersville, New Brunswick

Name: Dediure Thomas

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 08 Jan 1885

Event Place: , , New Brunswick, Canada

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Spouse's Name: Marie Ann Lavoie

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Certificate Number: 7846

Page: 231

GS Film Number: 000846408

Digital Folder Number: 005418864

Image Number: 00477

Children of Didyme THOMAS and Marie Anne LAVOIE

Theophile Edmond THOMAS

Born: 21 April 1886, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie Josephine BRIDEAU 6 September 1909 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Didyme THOMAS married

Marie Catherine MCGRATH
Marriage date: 16 September 1895
Marriage place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
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Name: Didyme Thomas

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 16 Sep 1895

Event Place: Tracadie, , New Brunswick, Canada

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Spouse's Name: Catherine McGrath

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GS Film Number: 2024683

Digital Folder Number: 005193015

Image Number: 00973

Children of Didyme THOMAS and Marie Catherine MCGRATH

Joseph Alphonse THOMAS

Born: 2 August 1896, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 20 August 1896, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Joseph Augustin THOMAS

Born: 15 March 1898, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 24 January 1982, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie Elisabeth BRIDEAU 23 April 1918 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Anonyme THOMAS

Born: 30 March 1901, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 31 March 1901, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Anonyme THOMAS

Born: 12 April 1902, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 12 April 1902, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Louise THOMAS

Born: 25 April 1903, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 28 April 1903, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Joseph Alfred THOMAS

Born: 15 June 1904, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 5 May 1905, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Louise THOMAS

Born: 15 June 1904, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 19 June 1904, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Rose Angele THOMAS

Born: 18 February 1906, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 22 February 1906, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Joseph Leon THOMAS

Born: 20 February 1907, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 25 February 1907, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Ida THOMAS

Born: 22 May 1908, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph Fidele VAUTOUR 12 September 1928 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Joseph Maurice Auguste DOIRON 16 September 1947 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Philippe Arthur Didyme THOMAS

Born: 25 April 1911, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 24 August 1911, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Anonyme THOMAS

Born: 17 August 1914, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 17 August 1914, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Anonyme THOMAS

Born: 1 December 1916, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 1 December 1916, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Anonyme THOMAS

Born: 28 December 1920, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 28 December 1920, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1860
10 May 1860
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Didyme THOMAS - 11 May 1860 Baptism Tracadie

11 May 1860 Baptism
Tracadie

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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.

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Didyme THOMAS and Marie Anne LAVOIE 8 January 1885, , New Brunswick, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1885 marriage

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1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1886 Birth of Child
Theophile Edmond THOMAS was born 21 April 1886, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 25 years old.

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

1895 Marriage / Partner
Didyme THOMAS and Marie Catherine MCGRATH 16 September 1895, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

He was 35 years old.

1895 marriage

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

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

1896 Birth of Child
Joseph Alphonse THOMAS was born 2 August 1896, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 36 years old.

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

1898 Birth of Child
Joseph Augustin THOMAS was born 15 March 1898, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 37 years old.

New Brunswick, 1901

Name: Didyme Thomas
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: H, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Gender: Male
Age:
Marital Status: Married
Ethnicity: Française
Nationality: Canadien
Religion: Roman Catholic
Relationship to Head of Household: Chef
BirthPlace: Nb
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
PAge: 12
Family Number: 82

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Didyme Thomas Chef M 40 Nb
Philippe Thomas Père M 75 Nb
Catherine Thomas Épouse F 24 Nb
F Edomond Thomas Fils M 14 Nb
Augustin Thomas Fils M 3 Nb

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1901 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

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

1901 Birth of Child
Anonyme THOMAS was born 30 March 1901, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 40 years old.

1902 Birth of Child
Anonyme THOMAS was born 12 April 1902, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 41 years old.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Marie Louise THOMAS was born 25 April 1903, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 42 years old.

1904 Birth of Child
Joseph Alfred THOMAS was born 15 June 1904, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 44 years old.

1904 Birth of Child
Marie Louise THOMAS was born 15 June 1904, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 44 years old.

1905 Death of Child
Joseph Alfred THOMAS died 5 May 1905, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 45 years old.

1906 Birth of Child
Rose Angele THOMAS was born 18 February 1906, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 45 years old.

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Joseph Leon THOMAS was born 20 February 1907, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 46 years old.

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

1908 Birth of Child
Marie Ida THOMAS was born 22 May 1908, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 48 years old.

1909 Marriage of Child
Theophile Edmond THOMAS married 6 September 1909, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie Josephine BRIDEAU

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

New Brunswick, 1911

Name: Didime Thomas
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Gloucester Sub-Districts 1-31, New Brunswick, Canada
District: Gloucester
Gender: Male
Age (Estimated): 50
Marital Status: Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Chef
Birth Date: May 1861
BirthPlace: New Brunswick
Household ID: 83
Line Number: 1
GS Film Number: 002417675
Digital Folder Number: 007526731
Image Number: 00759

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Didime Thomas Chef M New Brunswick
Catherine Thomas Wife F New Brunswick
Joseph Agustis Thomas Son M New Brunswick
Marie Jan Thomas Daughter F New Brunswick
Philippe Arthur Thomas Son M New Brunswick
Philippe Thomas Father M New Brunswick
Marianne Mallon Adopted daughter F New Brunswick

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1911 Census of Canada
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

1911 Birth of Child
Philippe Arthur Didyme THOMAS was born 25 April 1911, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 50 years old.

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)

1914 Birth of Child
Anonyme THOMAS was born 17 August 1914, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 54 years old.

1916 Birth of Child
Anonyme THOMAS was born 1 December 1916, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 56 years old.

1918 Marriage of Child
Joseph Augustin THOMAS married 23 April 1918, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie Elisabeth BRIDEAU

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

1920 Birth of Child
Anonyme THOMAS was born 28 December 1920, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Didyme was 60 years old.

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