Thomas LAJOIE dit NORMANDIN

(b. 2 October 1838 , Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada d. 22 January 1907 , Lowell, Massachusetts, USA )

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Thomas LAJOIE dit NORMANDIN was born 2 October 1838 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada

Thomas LAJOIE dit NORMANDIN was the child of Thomas NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE and Marie-Osithe OUELLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE and Victoire BOISBRIAND (maternal) Joseph OUELLET dit DEPAINCOUR and Marie-Judith PELLETIER

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

Thomas married Celanire CHAMBERLAND 7 February 1865 in Kamouraska, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Celanire CHAMBERLAND was born 14 August 1846 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada. Celanire died 15 November 1911 in Biddeford, Maine, USA (Biddeford Pool). Celanire was the child of Etienne CHAMBERLAND and Marie-Olivette LANDRY.

Thomas LAJOIE dit NORMANDIN died 22 January 1907 in Lowell, 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
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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Thomas LAJOIE dit NORMANDIN married

Celanire CHAMBERLAND-- Date: 7 February 1865 Place: Kamouraska, Canada East
Celanire CHAMBERLAND was the child of Etienne CHAMBERLAND and Marie-Olivette LANDRY

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Children of Thomas LAJOIE dit NORMANDIN and Celanire CHAMBERLAND:

Leida LAJOIE (b.21 July 1873, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada d. 10 July 1955, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Guillaume ST JEAN 17 May 1897 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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1838 Birth
2 October 1838
Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, 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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Marriage / Partner
Thomas LAJOIE dit NORMANDIN and Celanire CHAMBERLAND 7 February 1865, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 26 years old.

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

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

1873 Birth of Child
Leida LAJOIE was born 21 July 1873, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Thomas was 34 years old.

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)

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)

1897 Marriage of Child
Leida LAJOIE married 17 May 1897, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA to Guillaume ST JEAN

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.