Narcisse (Nelson) TIRIAC dit LAFARA

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30 September 1823 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Died

27 May 1869 , Swanton, Vermont, USA

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Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC)Marguerite GIROUX

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Born: 30 September 1823 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Father: Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC)

Mother: Marguerite GIROUX

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Francois-Xavier THIRIAC dit LAFOREST , Victoire-Charlotte PIVERT dite PARISIEN

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel GIROUX , Marguerite ST-YVES

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

Narcisse (Nelson) married Saphronie COTE 13 January 1852 in Henryville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Saphronie COTE was born 2 April 1835 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard).

Narcisse (Nelson) TIRIAC dit LAFARA died 27 May 1869 in Swanton, Vermont, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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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Narcisse (Nelson) TIRIAC dit LAFARA married

Saphronie COTE
Marriage date: 13 January 1852
Marriage place: Henryville, Canada East

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Children of Narcisse (Nelson) TIRIAC dit LAFARA and Saphronie COTE

Eloise-Perine CYRIAC dite RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC)

Born: 12 April 1854, Saint-Luc, Canada East
Died: ,

Eloise CYRIAC dite RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC)

Born: 13 August 1855, Saint-Luc, Canada East
Died: ,

Joseph SYRIAC

Born: 10 October 1857, Saint-Luc, Canada East
Died: abt. 1934, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Phoebe TREMBLAY 18 August 1877 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Married: Elsie LABONTE 16 January 1918 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Edward TIRIAC

Born: 17 May 1860, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East
Died: ,

Emma THIRIAC

Born: abt. 1862, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1921, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Marie-Rose-Delima TIRIAC

Born: 28 July 1862, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East
Died: ,

Narcisse THIRIAC

Born: 6 October 1865, Swanton, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Henry Ira THIRIAC

Born: 27 May 1868, Swanton, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1823
30 September 1823
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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)

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)

1852 Marriage / Partner
Narcisse (Nelson) TIRIAC dit LAFARA and Saphronie COTE 13 January 1852, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

He was 28 years old.

1854 Birth of Child
Eloise-Perine CYRIAC dite RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) was born 12 April 1854, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Narcisse (Nelson) was 30 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Eloise CYRIAC dite RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) was born 13 August 1855, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Narcisse (Nelson) was 31 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
Joseph SYRIAC was born 10 October 1857, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Narcisse (Nelson) was 34 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Birth of Child
Edward TIRIAC was born 17 May 1860, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Narcisse (Nelson) was 36 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose-Delima TIRIAC was born 28 July 1862, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada

Narcisse (Nelson) was 38 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Birth of Child
Narcisse THIRIAC was born 6 October 1865, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Narcisse (Nelson) was 42 years old.

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

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

1868 Birth of Child
Henry Ira THIRIAC was born 27 May 1868, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Narcisse (Nelson) was 44 years old.