Thérèse BLAIN

(b. abt. 1809 , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 July 1893 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Thérèse BLAIN was born abt. 1809 in Québec Province, Canada

Thérèse BLAIN was the child of Pierre BLAIN and Madeleine GOGUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Jean BLAIN and Marie-Louise AUBERTIN (maternal) Joseph GOGUET and Marguerite CHARRON dite DUCHARME

Thérèse was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1893.

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Thérèse married Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) 25 September 1827 in Napierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children. Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) was born 9 September 1805 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Pierre died 24 April 1867 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle). Pierre was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS.

Thérèse BLAIN died 26 July 1893 in Southbridge, 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.

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Thérèse BLAIN married

Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT)-- Date: 25 September 1827 Place: Napierville, Lower Canada
Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

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Children of Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) and Thérèse BLAIN:

Isaac SURPRENANT (b.8 September 1829, Napierville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Eulalie MONTMIGNY 22 October 1850 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
m. Mathilde LANGEVIN 27 November 1892 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Jeremie-Joseph SURPRENANT (b.21 October 1831, Napierville, Lower Canada d. , )

Marie-Rosalie SURPRENANT (b.21 October 1831, Napierville, Lower Canada d. 2 June 1838, Napierville, Lower Canada )

Marie-Phébée SURPRENANT (b.9 August 1833, Napierville, Lower Canada d. , )

Emilie SURPRENANT (b.3 May 1835, Napierville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Étienne DUQUET 20 June 1854 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

François SURPRENANT (b.abt. 1835, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Alfred SURPRENANT (b.1 April 1840, Napierville, Lower Canada d. , )

Gilbert SURPRENANT (b.28 February 1841, Napierville, Lower Canada d. 23 April 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Cécile DAIGNEAULT 25 September 1866 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Thomas SURPRENANT (b.5 September 1845, Lacolle, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite BOUCHER 15 May 1868 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Alphosine (Euphrosine) LABONTÉ 3 February 1873 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Narcisse SURPRENANT (b.2 July 1851, Lacolle, Lower Canada d. , )

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

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)

1827 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse BLAIN and Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) 25 September 1827, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Isaac SURPRENANT was born 8 September 1829, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

1831 Birth of Child
Jeremie-Joseph SURPRENANT was born 21 October 1831, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

1831 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie SURPRENANT was born 21 October 1831, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

1833 Birth of Child
Marie-Phébée SURPRENANT was born 9 August 1833, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

1835 Birth of Child
Emilie SURPRENANT was born 3 May 1835, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

1838 Death of Child
Marie-Rosalie SURPRENANT died 2 June 1838, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

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

1840 Birth of Child
Alfred SURPRENANT was born 1 April 1840, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

1841 Birth of Child
Gilbert SURPRENANT was born 28 February 1841, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

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)

1845 Birth of Child
Thomas SURPRENANT was born 5 September 1845, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

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

1850 Marriage of Child
Isaac SURPRENANT married 22 October 1850, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Eulalie MONTMIGNY

1851 Birth of Child
Narcisse SURPRENANT was born 2 July 1851, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

1854 Marriage of Child
Emilie SURPRENANT married 20 June 1854, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Étienne DUQUET

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)

1866 Marriage of Child
Gilbert SURPRENANT married 25 September 1866, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Cécile DAIGNEAULT

1867 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) died 24 April 1867, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

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

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

1868 Marriage of Child
Thomas SURPRENANT married 15 May 1868, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marguerite BOUCHER

1873 Marriage of Child
Thomas SURPRENANT married 3 February 1873, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Alphosine (Euphrosine) LABONTÉ

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

1892 Marriage of Child
Isaac SURPRENANT married 27 November 1892, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Mathilde LANGEVIN

1893 Death
26 July 1893
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Death
Name: Therese Blais Suprinant
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Jul 1893
Event Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Southbridge, Ma
Address:
Gender: Female
Age: 86
Marital Status: Single
Occupation:
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Southbridge, MA
Cemetery:
Father's Name: Jean B. Blais
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Francoise Heter
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Additional Relatives:
Spouse's Name: Pierre Suprinant
Reference ID: v 438 p 705
GS Film number: 961511
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4225006
Image Number: 731

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