Joseph TRAHAN

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9 November 1847 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

10 June 1915 , Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

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Dominique TRAHAN Delvida (Adelaide) TREMBLAY

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Born: 9 November 1847 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Dominique TRAHAN

Mother: Delvida (Adelaide) TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Dominique TRAHAN , Marie LAROCHE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques TREMBLAY , Christine VANDAL

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Joseph married Hermine MARTIN 29 June 1874 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Hermine MARTIN was born abt. 1850 in Vermont, USA. Hermine died 15 December 1898 in Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire). Hermine was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS.

Joseph TRAHAN died 10 June 1915 in Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, 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.

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Joseph TRAHAN married

Hermine MARTIN
Marriage date: 29 June 1874
Marriage place: Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Source: Marriages of St. Joseph Catholic Church, No. Grosvenor Dale, CT, 1872-1990, Pawtucket, RI : American French Genealogical Society, c1992
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Hermine MARTIN was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS

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St-Joseph Catholic Church

Martin, Hermine (24), daughter of Pierre and Vitaline Desmarais, b. Canada, m. 29 Jun 1874, Trahan, Joseph (25), son of Dominique and Delida Tremble, b. Canada

Children of Joseph TRAHAN and Hermine MARTIN

Joseph Hermas TRAHAN

Born: 31 March 1875, Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Died: 20 November 1962, Québec, Québec, Canada

Married: Adaline BRUNET 25 July 1898 Place: Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Joseph Herville TRAHAN

Born: 14 May 1877, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 26 October 1918, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Married: Rose TRAHAN 1 May 1904

Donalda Marie TRAHAN

Born: 18 August 1878, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: 2 October 1936, Callander, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Married: Andre DESROSIERS 2 May 1894 Place: Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire)

Alberta TRAHAN

Born: 15 March 1883, , Ontario, Canada
Died: ,

Amié Emmet TRAHAN

Born: 5 July 1887, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rose Délima SOUCIE 23 October 1911 Place: Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire)

Hermine TRAHAN

Born: 2 April 1888, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Philip J PACAUD 27 November 1905 Place: Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Emma Exilda TRAHAN

Born: 20 October 1890, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Died: 24 January 1891, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

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Birth — 1847
9 November 1847
Québec Province, Canada

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

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

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

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

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

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

1874 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TRAHAN and Hermine MARTIN 29 June 1874, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

He was 26 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Joseph Hermas TRAHAN was born 31 March 1875, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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

1877 Birth of Child
Joseph Herville TRAHAN was born 14 May 1877, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Joseph was 29 years old.

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

1878 Birth of Child
Donalda Marie TRAHAN was born 18 August 1878, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Joseph was 30 years old.

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

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

1883 Birth of Child
Alberta TRAHAN was born 15 March 1883, , Ontario, Canada

Joseph was 35 years old.

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

1887 Birth of Child
Amié Emmet TRAHAN was born 5 July 1887, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Hermine TRAHAN was born 2 April 1888, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire)

Joseph was 40 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
Emma Exilda TRAHAN was born 20 October 1890, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire)

Joseph was 42 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 Death of Child
Emma Exilda TRAHAN died 24 January 1891, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire)

Joseph was 43 years old.

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

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

1894 Marriage of Child
Donalda Marie TRAHAN married 2 May 1894, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire) to Andre DESROSIERS

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

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)

1898 Marriage of Child
Joseph Hermas TRAHAN married 25 July 1898, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada to Adaline BRUNET

1898 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hermine MARTIN died 15 December 1898, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire)

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

1901 Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Trahan Joseph M Head W Nov 9 1847 - age 53

Trahan Adeline F Mother W May 14 1812 - age 88

Trahan Joseph M Son S May 14 1877 - age 23

Trahan Alberta F Daughter S Mar 15 1883 - age 18

Trahan Annie F Daughter S Jul 24 1886 - age 14

Trahan Hermoine F Daughter S Apr 2 1888 - age 12
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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)

1905 Marriage of Child
Hermine TRAHAN married 27 November 1905, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada to Philip J PACAUD

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

1911 Marriage of Child
Amié Emmet TRAHAN married 23 October 1911, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Eau Claire) to Rose Délima SOUCIE

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)

Death
Name: Joseph Trahan
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Death date: 10 Jun 1915
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Age at death: 68 years
Death place: Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario
Birth date: 1847
Estimated birth year: 1847
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Gender: Male
Marital status: Widowed
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Father's name: Dominic Trahan
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Mother's name: Delahid Tremblay
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GSU film number: 1862269
Digital GS number: 4170654
Image number: 1062
Reference number: yr 1915 cn 22126
Collection: Ontario Deaths 1869-1947

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