Damasse DESMARTEAU

Born

January 1866 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

8 September 1932 , Montréal, Québec, Canada

Damasse married Georgianna CAYA 21 June 1887 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Georgianna CAYA was born abt. 1868 in Québec Province, Canada. Georgianna died 16 March 1945 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . Georgianna was the child of Isaie-Jean CAYA and Julia MAINVILLE .

Parents & Family of Damasse DESMARTEAU

Parents of Damasse DESMARTEAU

Father

Damasse DESMARTEAU

Mother

Josephine BROUILLETTE

Grandparents of Damasse DESMARTEAU

Paternal grandparents

François Xavier DESMARTEAU Victoire COITEAU

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Damasse DESMARTEAU

Damasse DESMARTEAU married

Georgianna CAYA
Marriage date: 21 June 1887
Marriage place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Georgianna CAYA was the child of Isaie-Jean CAYA and Julia MAINVILLE

Marriage notes:

St-Jean-Baptiste

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Damasse DESMARTEAU and Georgianna CAYA

Joseph Isaie Albert (Hubert) DESMARTEAU

Born: 31 March 1888, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 18 December 1944,

Marie-Eliza DESMARTEAU

Born: 16 August 1890, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 30 June 1891, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Damasse-Armand DESMARTEAU

Born: 6 October 1891, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 28 August 1969, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Adelard DESMARTEAU

Born: 1 January 1893, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 9 July 1893, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Oliva DESMARTEAU

Born: 30 July 1894, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 1 April 1896, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Lucien-Adelard DESMARTEAU

Born: 7 July 1897, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 3 March 1961, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Anna DESMARTEAU

Born: 11 January 1899, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 14 December 1903, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Aurore-Jeanne DESMARTEAU

Born: 5 February 1904, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 30 October 1969, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1866
January 1866
Québec Province, Canada

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.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 Marriage / Partner
Damasse DESMARTEAU and Georgianna CAYA 21 June 1887, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1887 marriage

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

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1888 Birth of Child
Joseph Isaie Albert (Hubert) DESMARTEAU was born 31 March 1888, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 22 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Birth of Child
Marie-Eliza DESMARTEAU was born 16 August 1890, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 24 years old.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1891 Death of Child
Marie-Eliza DESMARTEAU died 30 June 1891, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 25 years old.

1891 Birth of Child
Joseph-Damasse-Armand DESMARTEAU was born 6 October 1891, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 25 years old.

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1893 Birth of Child
Adelard DESMARTEAU was born 1 January 1893, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 27 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Oliva DESMARTEAU was born 30 July 1894, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 28 years old.

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 Death of Child
Oliva DESMARTEAU died 1 April 1896, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 30 years old.

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Birth of Child
Joseph-Lucien-Adelard DESMARTEAU was born 7 July 1897, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 31 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
Anna DESMARTEAU was born 11 January 1899, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 33 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

1903 Death of Child
Anna DESMARTEAU died 14 December 1903, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 37 years old.

1904 Birth of Child
Aurore-Jeanne DESMARTEAU was born 5 February 1904, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Damasse was 38 years old.

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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada