Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS

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21 April 1814 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Died

27 December 1890 , Sorel, Québec, Canada

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Pierre VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS Marie-Anne DELISLE

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Born: 21 April 1814 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS

Mother: Marie-Anne DELISLE

Paternal grandparents: Claude VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS , Marie-Marguerite BRAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DELISLE , Marie-Anne LAFOND dite MONGRAIN

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Theophile married Sophie HUS COURNOYER 28 January 1840 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Sophie HUS COURNOYER was born 12 July 1817 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Sophie died 6 June 1873 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Sophie was the child of Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne SALVAIL.

Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS died 27 December 1890 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
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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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Spouse & Children of Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS

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Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS married

Sophie HUS COURNOYER
Marriage date: 28 January 1840
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Sophie HUS COURNOYER was the child of Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne SALVAIL

Marriage notes:

St-Pierre

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Children of Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS and Sophie HUS COURNOYER

Marie-Elmire GADBOIS

Born: 7 October 1841, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 10 August 1889, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL 4 February 1862 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Délima GADBOIS

Born: 31 October 1842, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Narcisse SALVAIL 31 January 1865 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul Guillaume (William) GADBOIS

Born: 20 October 1844, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 6 September 1864, Sorel, Canada East

Jean GADBOIS

Born: 20 January 1846, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 11 February 1846, Sorel, Canada East

Bruno GADBOIS

Born: 1 August 1847, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 9 September 1848, Sorel, Canada East

Pierre GADBOIS

Born: 24 March 1849, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Sophie SALVAIL 20 February 1871 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Simon GADBOIS

Born: 12 April 1851, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 6 July 1936, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Elise GUEVREMONT 6 April 1875 Place: Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Elie GADBOIS

Born: 19 November 1852, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 9 February 1939, , Minnesota, USA

Paul GADBOIS

Born: 17 September 1854, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 2 January 1934, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Felix GADBOIS

Born: 22 October 1857, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Olivier GADBOIS

Born: 9 January 1860, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

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Birth — 1814
21 April 1814
Sorel, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Marriage / Partner
Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS and Sophie HUS COURNOYER 28 January 1840, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 25 years old.

Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS - 1840 marriage

1840 marriage

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

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Birth of Child
Marie-Elmire GADBOIS was born 7 October 1841, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 27 years old.

1842 Birth of Child
Délima GADBOIS was born 31 October 1842, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 28 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Paul Guillaume (William) GADBOIS was born 20 October 1844, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 30 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Birth of Child
Jean GADBOIS was born 20 January 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 31 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Bruno GADBOIS was born 1 August 1847, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 33 years old.

1848 Death of Child
Bruno GADBOIS died 9 September 1848, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 34 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Pierre GADBOIS was born 24 March 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 34 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Simon GADBOIS was born 12 April 1851, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 37 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Birth of Child
Elie GADBOIS was born 19 November 1852, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 38 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Birth of Child
Paul GADBOIS was born 17 September 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 40 years old.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Birth of Child
Felix GADBOIS was born 22 October 1857, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 43 years old.

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

1860 Birth of Child
Olivier GADBOIS was born 9 January 1860, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 45 years old.

1862 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elmire GADBOIS married 4 February 1862, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Death of Child
Paul Guillaume (William) GADBOIS died 6 September 1864, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 50 years old.

1865 Marriage of Child
Délima GADBOIS married 31 January 1865, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Narcisse SALVAIL

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.