Joseph Theophile BOURDEAU

Born

26 February 1832 , Napierville, Lower Canada

Died

1 July 1897 , Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 26 February 1832 in Napierville, Lower Canada

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Joseph Theophile was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1866.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey

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Joseph Theophile married Flavie TREMBLAY 24 January 1860 in La Prairie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Flavie TREMBLAY was born 29 May 1836 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Flavie died 1 December 1920 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA. Flavie was the child of Toussaint-Vital TREMBLAY and Marie Apolline (Pauline) TREMBLAY.

Joseph Theophile BOURDEAU died 1 July 1897 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA.

son of Joseph Bourdeau and Sophie Brodeur dite Lavigne

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph Theophile BOURDEAU

Joseph Theophile BOURDEAU married

Flavie TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 24 January 1860
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada East
Flavie TREMBLAY was the child of Toussaint-Vital TREMBLAY and Marie Apolline (Pauline) TREMBLAY

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St-Jacques, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada

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Children of Joseph Theophile BOURDEAU and Flavie TREMBLAY

Delphine BOURDEAU

Born: abt. 1861, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 February 1900, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Marie Elmire BOURDEAU

Born: 24 July 1862, Napierville, Canada East
Died: 24 June 1953, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Amanda BOURDEAU

Born: abt. 1864, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Margaret (Marguerite) BOURDEAU

Born: 2 April 1866, Saranac, New York, USA
Died: 24 December 1908, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Sophia BOURDEAU

Born: abt. 1868, Saranac, New York, USA
Died: 23 February 1877, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph BOURDEAU

Born: abt. 1871, Saranac, New York, USA
Died: 12 February 1877, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Victor BOURDEAU

Born: abt. 1871, Saranac, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1962, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Rosalie BOURDEAU

Born: abt. 1874, Saranac, New York, USA
Died: ,

Married: Henri ROYAL 4 January 1893 Place: Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Emeline BOURDEAU

Born: 7 May 1875, Saranac, New York, USA
Died: ,

Joseph Alfred BOURDEAU

Born: 7 May 1878, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 March 1952, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Anna Katherine HUGO 6 September 1908 Place: Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Grace BOURDEAU

Born: 15 January 1880, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 February 1974, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

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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 — 1832
26 February 1832
Napierville, 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

1860 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Theophile BOURDEAU and Flavie TREMBLAY 24 January 1860, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 27 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Marie Elmire BOURDEAU was born 24 July 1862, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Joseph Theophile was 30 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Birth of Child
Margaret (Marguerite) BOURDEAU was born 2 April 1866, Saranac, New York, USA (Redford)

Joseph Theophile was 34 years old.

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

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

1875 Birth of Child
Emeline BOURDEAU was born 7 May 1875, Saranac, New York, USA (Redford)

Joseph Theophile was 43 years old.

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

1877 Death of Child
Joseph BOURDEAU died 12 February 1877, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Theophile was 44 years old.

1877 Death of Child
Sophia BOURDEAU died 23 February 1877, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Theophile was 45 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Joseph Alfred BOURDEAU was born 7 May 1878, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Theophile was 46 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Birth of Child
Grace BOURDEAU was born 15 January 1880, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Theophile was 47 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

1893 Marriage of Child
Rosalie BOURDEAU married 4 January 1893, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA to Henri ROYAL

Death

Name: Theophite Bourdeau
titles & terms:
event: Death
Event Date: 01 Jul 1897
Event Place: Williamstown, Massachusetts
Residence: Williamstown, Ma.
street address:
Gender: Male
Age: 65
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Watchman
Birth Date:
birthPlace: St. Jacques, Q.
estimated Birth Year: 1832
burial date:
burial Place: Williamstown, Ma.
cemetery:
father: Joseph
father's titles & terms:
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother: Sophie Brodeur
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthPlace: Canada
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volume/ page/ certificate number: v 472 p 141
Film Number: 961521
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Digital Folder Number: 4225016
Image Number: 122

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ NW72-TM9 : accessed 09 Oct 2012), Theophite Bourdeau, 1897.