Delphine (Josephine) COLLETTE

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June 1858 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

9 April 1917 , Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

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Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET)Olive GUENARD dite LÉONARD

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Born: June 1858 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET)

Mother: Olive GUENARD dite LÉONARD

Paternal grandparents: Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET) , Felicite-Marie PRIMEAU

Maternal grandparents: François GUENARD dit LÉONARD , Julie LEFEBVRE

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

Delphine (Josephine) married David LAFARIER 13 October 1878 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
David LAFARIER was born 19 December 1856 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury). David died 9 June 1923 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA. David was the child of David LAFERRIERE and Elmire PATENAUDE.

Delphine (Josephine) COLLETTE died 9 April 1917 in Gardner, 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
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Spouse & Children of Delphine (Josephine) COLLETTE

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Delphine (Josephine) COLLETTE married

David LAFARIER
Marriage date: 13 October 1878
Marriage place: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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David LAFARIER was the child of David LAFERRIERE and Elmire PATENAUDE

Marriage notes:

Name: David Lafarrier

Event Type: Marriage

Birth Date: abt 1856

Marriage Date: 13 Oct 1878

Marriage Place: Lowell, Massachusetts

Marriage Age: 22

Father Name: David

Mother Name: Emile

Spouse Name: Josephine Vollette

Spouse Marriage Age: 20

Spouse Father Name: Antorine Vollette

Spouse Mother Name: Olive

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

Children of David LAFARIER and Delphine (Josephine) COLLETTE

Emma (Emily) Victoria LAFARIER (LAFERRIERE)

Born: 28 June 1880, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 October 1959, Orange, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Philibert Hermidas VINCENT 16 May 1898 Place: Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Thomas LEBLANC 26 December 1931 Place: Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

David Frederick LAFARIER

Born: 11 October 1885, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
Died: November 1965,

Married: Katrine (Katherine) Elizabeth WHEELAN 25 June 1907 Place: Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Wilfred LAFARIER

Born: 22 April 1888, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 January 1947, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alexina GRAVEL 1913

Rose Emma (Rosanna) LAFARIER

Born: March 1892, Westminster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Married: Napoleon Fred TETRAULT 7 January 1909 Place: Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

John N LAFARIER

Born: May 1893, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Mary Cora LAFARIER

Born: 17 October 1894, Westminster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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1880 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Name: Delphine Laferieroe
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1880: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: David Laferieroe
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
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Occupation: Keeping House

Household Members:
Name Age
David Laferieroe 23
Delphine Laferieroe 21
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Birth — 1858
June 1858
Québec Province, Canada

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.

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 / Partner
Delphine (Josephine) COLLETTE and David LAFARIER 13 October 1878, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

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

1880 Birth of Child
Emma (Emily) Victoria LAFARIER (LAFERRIERE) was born 28 June 1880, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Delphine (Josephine) was 22 years old.

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

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

1885 Birth of Child
David Frederick LAFARIER was born 11 October 1885, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Delphine (Josephine) was 27 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Joseph Wilfred LAFARIER was born 22 April 1888, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Delphine (Josephine) was 29 years old.

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

1892 Birth of Child
Rose Emma (Rosanna) LAFARIER was born March 1892, Westminster, Massachusetts, USA

Delphine (Josephine) was 33 years old.

1893 Birth of Child
John N LAFARIER was born May 1893, , Massachusetts, USA

Delphine (Josephine) was 34 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Mary Cora LAFARIER was born 17 October 1894, Westminster, Massachusetts, USA

Delphine (Josephine) was 36 years old.

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

1898 Marriage of Child
Emma (Emily) Victoria LAFARIER (LAFERRIERE) married 16 May 1898, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA to Philibert Hermidas VINCENT

1900 Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Delphine Lefarier
Age: 41
Birth Date: Jun 1858
Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Home in 1900: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1870
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: David Lefarier
Marriage Year: 1878
Years Married: 22
Father's Birthplace: France, Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France
Mother: number of living children: 5
Mother: How many children: 6
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Household Members:
Name Age
David Lefarier 43
Delphine Lefarier 41
David F Lefarier 15
Joseph W Lefarier 12
Rossie A Lefarier 8
John N Lefarier 6
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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)

1907 Marriage of Child
David Frederick LAFARIER married 25 June 1907, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA to Katrine (Katherine) Elizabeth WHEELAN

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

1909 Marriage of Child
Rose Emma (Rosanna) LAFARIER married 7 January 1909, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA to Napoleon Fred TETRAULT

1910 Is this her?
Name: Mary J Lafarier
[Mary J Lofarier]
Age in 1910: 49
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Home in 1910: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1860
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: David Lafarier
Father's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
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Household Members:
Name Age
David Lafarier 51
Mary J Lafarier 49
Rosie A Tetreault 18
Napoleon F Tetreault 23
Cora Tetreault 1
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