Flavie (Flora) BENOIT

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15 July 1841 , Saint-Luc, Canada East

Died

5 May 1924 , Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

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Albert BENOIT Zoe LAURE (LORD)

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Born: 15 July 1841 in Saint-Luc, Canada East

Father: Albert BENOIT

Mother: Zoe LAURE (LORD)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BENOIT , Angélique MAGNY

Maternal grandparents: Julien LAURE (LORD) , Louise BROSSEAU

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Flavie (Flora) married Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST abt. 1858 in Saint-Luc, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST was born 28 February 1835 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Joseph died 10 June 1921 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls). Joseph was the child of Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC) and Marguerite GIROUX.

Flavie (Flora) BENOIT died 5 May 1924 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA .

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Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST
Marriage date: abt. 1858
Marriage place: Saint-Luc, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST was the child of Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC) and Marguerite GIROUX

Marriage notes:

Name: Flavie Benoit

Spouse: Joseph Seriac

Event: Mariage (Marriage)

Marriage Year: 1858

Marriage Location: St-Luc, Québec (Quebec)

Place of Worship or Institution: St-Jean

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Children of Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST and Flavie (Flora) BENOIT

Albert SYRIAC

Born: 24 June 1859, Saint-Luc, Canada East
Died: ,

Joseph-Moise-Israel SYRIAC

Born: 16 October 1860, Saint-Luc, Canada East
Died: ,

Flavie SYRIAC

Born: November 1862, Farnham, Canada East
Died: ,

Vital SYRIAC

Born: 12 May 1865, Farnham, Canada East
Died: ,

Barnabé Joseph "Barnaby" TIRIAC (THÉRIAQUE)

Born: 31 December 1866, Saranac, New York, USA
Died: 18 February 1951, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Rose H THERIAQUE DEFOREST

Born: 18 December 1868, Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Died: 29 June 1926, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Lewis SYRIAC

Born: 18 January 1871, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Edwidge (Elizabeth) SYRIAC (THERIAQUE)

Born: 28 June 1872, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 September 1949, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Corinna Louise Mary SYRIAC (THERIAQUE) DEFOREST

Born: 28 November 1873, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 October 1967, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Lizzie SYRIAC

Born: abt. 1874, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Edward THIRIAC

Born: 23 September 1876, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Alfred SYRIAC (THERIAQUE dit DEFOREST)

Born: May 1877, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 September 1945, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Ann THIRIAC (THERIAQUE)

Born: 3 September 1879, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 December 1968, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Marie Victoria Irene THIRIAC (THERIAQUE)

Born: 25 January 1881, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 May 1942, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Marie THIRIAC

Born: 5 March 1882, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1841
15 July 1841
Saint-Luc, Canada East

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

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

1859 Birth of Child
Albert SYRIAC was born 24 June 1859, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Flavie (Flora) was 17 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Joseph-Moise-Israel SYRIAC was born 16 October 1860, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Flavie (Flora) was 19 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Flavie SYRIAC was born November 1862, Farnham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Romuald-de-Farnham)

Flavie (Flora) was 21 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Birth of Child
Vital SYRIAC was born 12 May 1865, Farnham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Romuald-de-Farnham)

Flavie (Flora) was 23 years old.

1866 Birth of Child
Barnabé Joseph "Barnaby" TIRIAC (THÉRIAQUE) was born 31 December 1866, Saranac, New York, USA (Redford)

Flavie (Flora) was 25 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
Rose H THERIAQUE DEFOREST was born 18 December 1868, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Flavie (Flora) was 27 years old.

1871 Birth of Child
Lewis SYRIAC was born 18 January 1871, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Flavie (Flora) was 29 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Edwidge (Elizabeth) SYRIAC (THERIAQUE) was born 28 June 1872, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Flavie (Flora) was 30 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Corinna Louise Mary SYRIAC (THERIAQUE) DEFOREST was born 28 November 1873, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Flavie (Flora) was 32 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Edward THIRIAC was born 23 September 1876, , Massachusetts, USA

Flavie (Flora) was 35 years old.

1877 Birth of Child
Alfred SYRIAC (THERIAQUE dit DEFOREST) was born May 1877, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Flavie (Flora) was 35 years old.

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)

1879 Birth of Child
Mary Ann THIRIAC (THERIAQUE) was born 3 September 1879, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Flavie (Flora) was 38 years old.

1880 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: Flora Terriar
Age: 38
Birth Date: Abt 1842
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1880: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Joseph Terriar
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Keeping House
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Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Terriar 41
Flora Terriar 38
Joseph Terriar 18
Viteley Terriar 14
Barnabee Terriar 13
Rosanna Terriar 12
Libbie Terriar 8
Eliza Terriar 7
Edward Terriar 4
Freddie Terriar 3
Mary Terriar 9/ 12
John Terriar 21
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 Birth of Child
Marie Victoria Irene THIRIAC (THERIAQUE) was born 25 January 1881, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Flavie (Flora) was 39 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Marie THIRIAC was born 5 March 1882, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Flavie (Flora) was 40 years old.

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)

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)

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)

1921 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST died 10 June 1921, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

Obituary
The Springfield Evening Union
Monday, May 5, 1924, Page 12,
Column 5.

Mrs. Flora Theriaque
Mrs. Flora (DeForest) Theriaque, 84 years old, widow of Joseph Theriaque, died this morning in her home, 34 Fisher Street, Chicopee Falls. She was born in Canada and came to the United States 60 years ago. She first made her home in Chicopee Falls 40 years ago. She leaves five sons, Albert of Danielson, Conn., Joseph of Pawtucket, R. I., Edward of Webster, Barnabe and Fred of Chicopee Falls; five daughters, Mrs. H. G. Julian, Mrs. H. C. Brown and Mrs. Napoleon Belladeau of Chicopee Falls, Mrs. Sadie Miersaw of West Springfield and Mrs. H. E. Newherder of Pittsburg, and one sister; Mrs. Sophie Case of Worcester. Mrs. Theriaque is also survived by 39 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 8.30 o'clock from her home, followed by a solemn high mass of requiem in St. George's Church at 9. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery.

Death — 1924
5 May 1924
Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 82.

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