Adelaide
BOURDELAIS
(b.
12 March 1844
,
Repentigny, Lower Canada
d.
5 October 1880
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
)
Age: 37
Cause of Death: metritis (infection of the uterus after delivery)
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Adelaide BOURDELAIS was born 12 March 1844 in Repentigny, Lower Canada
Adelaide BOURDELAIS was the child of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie-Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) (maternal) Pierre ÉTHIER and Adelaide SÉVIGNYAdelaide was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1867.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Adelaide married Charles Augustin BOUTILLET 18 February 1867 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Charles Augustin BOUTILLET was born 13 April 1839 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada. Charles Augustin died 20 May 1868 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Charles Augustin was the child of François BOUTILLET and Sophie CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE.
Adelaide married (2) Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA 19 September 1870 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA was born 25 May 1837 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Jean Baptiste (John) died 29 March 1882 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean Baptiste (John) was the child of Joseph CAYA and Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR.
Adelaide BOURDELAIS died 5 October 1880 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
Bourdelais Name Meaning
Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.
Similar surnames: Bourgeois, Bourdeau, Boulais, Mordecai, Bouras, Bourdage, Bordes
Details of the family tree of Adelaide appear below.

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
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Adelaide BOURDELAIS
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Charles Augustin BOUTILLET-- Date: 18 February 1867 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Charles Augustin BOUTILLET was the child of François BOUTILLET and Sophie CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE
Charles was 27, a clerk, born in Canada. Adelaide was 23, born in Canada. His parents were Francis and Sophia (Laravire) Boutelle. Her parents were Joseph and Adelaide (Eatier) Boudelais. It was the first marriage for both. They were married by Angelus M. Baret, Catholic Priest.
Groom's Name: Charles Boulette
Groom's Birth Date: 1840
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 27
Bride's Name: Adalide Bourdelais
Bride's Birth Date: 1844
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 23
Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1867
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Francis Boulette
Groom's Mother's Name: Sophia Laraviere
Bride's Father's Name: Joseph Bourdelais
Bride's Mother's Name: Adelaide Etier
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01160-9
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 37
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Source: familysearch.org
Children of Charles Augustin BOUTILLET and Adelaide BOURDELAIS:
Adelaide BOURDELAIS married

Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA-- Date: 19 September 1870 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA was the child of Joseph CAYA and Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR
Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1900
name: Jean Baptiste Caya
event: MARRIAGE
event date: 19 Sep 1870
event place: Notre-Dame-de-Montréal, Montréal, Canada
age:
previous spouse: Marie Alexandre
father:
father living:
mother:
mother living:
parents' residence:
spouse: Adélaïde Bourdelais
spouse's previous husband: Charles Bouthillier
spouse living:
spouse's father:
spouse's father living:
spouse's mother:
spouse's mother living:
spouse's parents' residence:
reference number: 504
film number: 1031676
digital folder number: 4270700
image number: 00120
source: familysearch.org
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Children of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS:


Raoul CAYA (b.28 August 1871, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 4 October 1939, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Marie-Louise-Angelina HOULE 2 October 1899 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)


Alphonsine-Bernardette CAYA (b.18 July 1873, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 8 September 1885, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

Marie Adelaide CAYA (b.7 July 1875, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 1 October 1878, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )


Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA (b.30 August 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 16 May 1941, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. William TREMBLAY 28 June 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Joseph Henri CAYA (b.26 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )




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Charles Augustin BOUTILLET was the child of François BOUTILLET and Sophie CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE
Charles was 27, a clerk, born in Canada. Adelaide was 23, born in Canada. His parents were Francis and Sophia (Laravire) Boutelle. Her parents were Joseph and Adelaide (Eatier) Boudelais. It was the first marriage for both. They were married by Angelus M. Baret, Catholic Priest.
Groom's Name: Charles Boulette
Groom's Birth Date: 1840
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 27
Bride's Name: Adalide Bourdelais
Bride's Birth Date: 1844
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 23
Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1867
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Francis Boulette
Groom's Mother's Name: Sophia Laraviere
Bride's Father's Name: Joseph Bourdelais
Bride's Mother's Name: Adelaide Etier
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01160-9
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 37
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
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Children of Charles Augustin BOUTILLET and Adelaide BOURDELAIS:
Adelaide BOURDELAIS married




Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA was the child of Joseph CAYA and Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR
Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1900
name: Jean Baptiste Caya
event: MARRIAGE
event date: 19 Sep 1870
event place: Notre-Dame-de-Montréal, Montréal, Canada
age:
previous spouse: Marie Alexandre
father:
father living:
mother:
mother living:
parents' residence:
spouse: Adélaïde Bourdelais
spouse's previous husband: Charles Bouthillier
spouse living:
spouse's father:
spouse's father living:
spouse's mother:
spouse's mother living:
spouse's parents' residence:
reference number: 504
film number: 1031676
digital folder number: 4270700
image number: 00120
source: familysearch.org
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS:




m. Marie-Louise-Angelina HOULE 2 October 1899 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)











m. William TREMBLAY 28 June 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)


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12 March 1844
Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)


1844 Baptsim. Repentigny, L'Assomption, PQ.
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The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1851 Berthier (county), St. Antoine de Lavaltrie
Joseph Bourdelais (Bourdalet), occupation journalier (Day Laborer), birthplace St-Sulpice, religion Catholique, age 40
Angelique Goulet, birthplace St-Paul, religion Catholique, age 38
Adee Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, age 8
Cordelia Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, age 3
Lucile Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, age 1
Joseph Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, no age listed
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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Joseph Bourdelais (Bourdalet), occupation journalier (Day Laborer), birthplace St-Sulpice, religion Catholique, age 40
Angelique Goulet, birthplace St-Paul, religion Catholique, age 38
Adee Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, age 8
Cordelia Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, age 3
Lucile Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, age 1
Joseph Bourdelais, birthplace St-Sulpice, no age listed
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1861 Quebec Census - famlysearch.org
Montreal {Ste-Marie}, Montreal, Quebec - Sheet 583
Joseph Bourdelais, married, age 50, b. abt. 1811
Angelique Goulet, married, age 46, b. abt. 1815
Adelaide Bourdelais, single, age 17, b. abt. 1844
Montreal {Ste-Marie}, Montreal, Quebec - Sheet 583
Joseph Bourdelais, married, age 50, b. abt. 1811
Angelique Goulet, married, age 46, b. abt. 1815
Adelaide Bourdelais, single, age 17, b. abt. 1844

Adelaide BOURDELAIS and Charles Augustin BOUTILLET 18 February 1867, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
She was 22 years old.


1867 Marriage. Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

Charles Augustin BOUTILLET died 20 May 1868, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Adelaide BOURDELAIS and Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA 19 September 1870, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
She was 26 years old.


1870 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.
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The French In North America: 1500-1783


1870 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.
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Raoul CAYA was born 28 August 1871, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Adelaide was 27 years old.

Alphonsine-Bernardette CAYA was born 18 July 1873, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Adelaide was 29 years old.

Marie Adelaide CAYA was born 7 July 1875, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Adelaide was 31 years old.

Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA was born 30 August 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Adelaide was 33 years old.

Marie Adelaide CAYA died 1 October 1878, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Adelaide was 34 years old.
1880 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
“John B.” is living in Southbridge, Massachusetts at age 40. He is a shoe maker. He is married and his parents were both born in Canada. He is living with his wife, Adelade. Adelade is 36 years old. She is a tailoress. Her parents were born in Canada. The children are: Raoul, 8 or 9, Bernette, 6, and Josephine, 2. All were born in Canada. They are living on Main Street.
name: Adelade Caya
residence: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1844
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: John B. Caya
spouse's birthplace: Canada
father's name:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 36 years
occupation: Tailoress
nara film number: T9-0566
page: 165
page character: D
entry number: 448
film number: 1254566
Household Gender Age
spouse John B. Caya M 40
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“John B.” is living in Southbridge, Massachusetts at age 40. He is a shoe maker. He is married and his parents were both born in Canada. He is living with his wife, Adelade. Adelade is 36 years old. She is a tailoress. Her parents were born in Canada. The children are: Raoul, 8 or 9, Bernette, 6, and Josephine, 2. All were born in Canada. They are living on Main Street.
name: Adelade Caya
residence: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1844
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: John B. Caya
spouse's birthplace: Canada
father's name:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 36 years
occupation: Tailoress
nara film number: T9-0566
page: 165
page character: D
entry number: 448
film number: 1254566
Household Gender Age
spouse John B. Caya M 40
Adelade...Read MORE...
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1880
Death
Name: Boudelais, Adelaide
Res: Southbridge
Date: Oct.5-1880 Age 37
Cause: Metritis
Place of Burial: Southbridge
Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Southbridge, MA -- microfilm -- Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, MA
Death
Name: Boudelais, Adelaide
Res: Southbridge
Date: Oct.5-1880 Age 37
Cause: Metritis
Place of Burial: Southbridge
Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Southbridge, MA -- microfilm -- Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, MA
1880
Lists Adelaide Bourdelais as married, age 37, died of metritis?, parents Joseph Bourdelais and Delaide Aker?
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Lists Adelaide Bourdelais as married, age 37, died of metritis?, parents Joseph Bourdelais and Delaide Aker?
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1880
Name: Adelaide Bondelais
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 05 Oct 1880
Death Place:
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1843
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bondelais
Father's Name: Joseph Bondelias
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Delaide Akey
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01161-2
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 56
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
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Name: Adelaide Bondelais
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 05 Oct 1880
Death Place:
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1843
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bondelais
Father's Name: Joseph Bondelias
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Delaide Akey
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01161-2
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 56
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
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Grave of Charles Boutillet and Adelaide Bourdelais and family - Old Notre Dame Cemetery, Charlton St., Southbridge, MA - NOTE: Most of the children buried here belonged to Charles' brother, James, and his wife, Mary. They are not the children of Charles and Adelaide as they were only married for about a year before Charles died. James and Mary were married in Southbridge, MA in 1856 (Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 101 ; Page: 232).
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1880 Death. Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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5 October 1880
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
She died at the age of 36.

Joseph Henri CAYA was born 26 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Adelaide was 36 years old.
Adelaide is buried at: Old Notre Dame, St. Mary's, Sacred Heart Cemetery
220 Charlton Street
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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