Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) DESMARAIS

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21 June 1855 , Saint-Pie, Canada East

Died

abt. 1926 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU

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Born: 21 June 1855 in Saint-Pie, Canada East

Father: Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS

Mother: Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS , Madeleine LACASSE

Maternal grandparents: Michel DALPE dit PARISEAU , Louise DANSEREAU

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1874.
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Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) married Marceline RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC) 23 August 1874 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marceline RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC) was born 7 January 1851 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marceline died abt. 1941 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marceline was the child of Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) and Flavie MORIN.

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) DESMARAIS died abt. 1926 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

"My grandfather, Leon Rapanault's wife was ??? Desmarais.I can't remember her first name.She had a brother Cyril whose wife was Marceline Rapanault my grand-Father's sister. I can only Remember the names of two of Of their children, Telesphore And Leona."
Source: Lionel Rapanault, 6-21-2006

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Marceline RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC)
Marriage date: 23 August 1874
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Marceline RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC) was the child of Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) and Flavie MORIN

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She is listed as Marcelline Cyriac

Groom's Name: Cyril Demara

Groom's Birth Date: 1855

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Groom's Age: 19

Bride's Name: Marceline Cyriac

Bride's Birth Date: 1852

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Bride's Age: 22

Marriage Date: 23 Aug 1874

Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: Mitchell Demara

Groom's Mother's Name: Mary

Bride's Father's Name: Mitchell Cyriac

Bride's Mother's Name: Flavia

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02739-8

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 1433034

Reference Number: 314

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) DESMARAIS and Marceline RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC)

Jeremiah Stanislas DESMARAIS

Born: abt. 1874, Killingly, Connecticut, USA
Died: 21 November 1931, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lydia Mary SEGUIN 23 September 1894 Place: Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Olive ARCHAMBAULT 1 September 1913 Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

George Telesphore DESMARAIS

Born: 17 August 1878, Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Died: abt. 1956, , Massachusetts, USA

Married: Emelia (Amelia) JAVERY 1903

Marie A DESMARAIS

Born: 22 December 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Dorilda DESMARAIS

Born: abt. 1885, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 April 1959, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph Edmond PICARD 23 November 1908 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Rosalba DESMARAIS

Born: abt. 1885, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 December 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph DEMERS 22 October 1906 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Sergius DESMARAIS

Born: 20 March 1891, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1957, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Eldea (Aldea) JAVERY 3 July 1911 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Vencelas DESMARAIS

Born: 20 March 1891, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1936,

Parmelia DESMARAIS

Born: 19 August 1892, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 September 1971, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Telesphore CODERRE 10 September 1938 Place: , Massachusetts, USA

Anna Mary DESMARAIS

Born: 15 December 1895, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Leona DESMARAIS

Born: 15 December 1896, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 November 1995, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph LOISELLE 16 June 1919 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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Birth — 1855
21 June 1855
Saint-Pie, Canada East

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) DESMARAIS - Baptism

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

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

1861 St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Michel Desmarais
Gender: Male
Event Place: St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age: 33
Birth Year (Estimated): 1828
Birthplace: Bas Canada
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Catholique
Page Number: 115
Line Number: 10
GS Film number: 517424
Affiliate Film Number: C-1319-1320
Digital Folder Number: 4108829
Image Number: 244

Name: Marie Pariseau
Gender: Female
Event Place: St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age: 35
Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
Birthplace: Bas Canada
Marital Status: Married

Name: Cyrille Desmarais
Gender: Male
Event Place: St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age: 5
Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
Birthplace: Bas Canada
Marital Status: Single

Name: Louis Desmarais
Gender: Male
Event Place: St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age: 3
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Birthplace: Bas Canada
Marital Status: Single

Name: Louise Desmarais
Gender: Female
Event Place: St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age: 2
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1861 Canadian Census
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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1871 - St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Cyrille Desmerais
[Cyrille Desmarais]
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birth Place: Quebec
Religion: Catholic
Origin: French
Province: Quebec
District: St Hyacinthe
District Number: 121
Division: 01
Subdistrict: St Damase
Subdistrict Number: a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Lacombe 68
Joseph Lacombe 33
Noil Lacombe 21
Olivier Lacombe 18
Valérie Lacombe 15
Isaac Lacombe 10
Andelie Lacombe 25
Michel Desmerais 45
Fréderick Desmerais 18
Cyrille Desmerais 16
Onesime Desmarais 14
Louis Desmarais 12
Damase Desmarais 11
Emma Desmarais 9
Rosana Desmarais 6
Antoine Desmarais 4

1871 Canadian Census
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1874 Marriage / Partner
Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) DESMARAIS and Marceline RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC) 23 August 1874, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 19 years old.

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 Birth of Child
George Telesphore DESMARAIS was born 17 August 1878, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) was 23 years old.

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

1880 Birth of Child
Marie A DESMARAIS was born 22 December 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) was 25 years old.

1881 Ste-Damase, Ste-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Cyrille Desmarais
Name Note:
Gender: Male
Age: 27y
Birth Year: 1854
Birthplace: Quebec
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Cultivateur
Ethnicity: French
Religion: Catholique
Head of Household Name: Michel Desmarais
Born During Last Year:
Event Place: St-Damase, Ste-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
District Number: 62
Sub-District: K
Division: 2
Page Number: 5
Household ID: 1043599
Family Number: 27
Digital Folder Number: 4463857
Image Number: 00152
GS Film number: 1375839
Affiliate Film Number: C-13203
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Michel Desmarais M 49y Quebec
Elmire Desmarais F 41y Quebec
Cyrille Desmarais M 27y Quebec
Marcelina Desmarais F 28y Quebec
Onésime Desmarais F 23y Quebec
Emma Desmarais F 19y Quebec
Casina Desmarais F 16y Quebec
Antoine Desmarais M 14y Quebec
Félix Desmarais M 8y Quebec
Célima Desmarais F 4y Quebec
Armas Desmarais M 3y Quebec
Anna Desmarais F 1y Quebec
1881 Canadian Census
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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

1891 Birth of Child
Joseph Sergius DESMARAIS was born 20 March 1891, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) was 35 years old.

1891 Birth of Child
Vencelas DESMARAIS was born 20 March 1891, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) was 35 years old.

1892 Birth of Child
Parmelia DESMARAIS was born 19 August 1892, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) was 37 years old.

1894 Marriage of Child
Jeremiah Stanislas DESMARAIS married 23 September 1894, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA to Lydia Mary SEGUIN

1895 Birth of Child
Anna Mary DESMARAIS was born 15 December 1895, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) was 40 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Leona DESMARAIS was born 15 December 1896, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) was 41 years old.

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

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

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)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Marriage of Child
Rosalba DESMARAIS married 22 October 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Joseph DEMERS

1906 Death of Child
Rosalba DESMARAIS died 15 December 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) was 51 years old.

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)

1908 Marriage of Child
Dorilda DESMARAIS married 23 November 1908, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Joseph Edmond PICARD

1910 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Cyrille Desmaris
Age in 1910: 54
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Canada French
Home in 1910: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Plympton Street
House Number: 41
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1873
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Marceline Desmaris
Father's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother's Birthplace: Canada French
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Woolen Mill
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Naturalization Status: Alien
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Years Married: 38
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
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Household Members:
Name Age
Cyrille Desmaris 54
Marceline Desmaris 59
Sergius Desmaris 19
Manclance Desmaris 19
Parmelia Desmaris 17
Leona Desmaris 14
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1911 Marriage of Child
Joseph Sergius DESMARAIS married 3 July 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Eldea (Aldea) JAVERY

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)

1913 Marriage of Child
Jeremiah Stanislas DESMARAIS married 1 September 1913, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA to Olive ARCHAMBAULT

Massachusetts City Directories > Southbridge > 1919
Desmarais Cyrille (Marceline) shuttle wrk h 45 Plimpton
Desmarais Leona winder b 45 Plimpton
Desmarais Parmelia weaver b 45 Plimpton
Desmarais Vencelas lab b 45 Plimpton
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1919 Marriage of Child
Leona DESMARAIS married 16 June 1919, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Joseph LOISELLE

1920 Pleasant Street, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Desmarais, Cyrille, head, age 63, b. Canada, year of immigration 1876, alien, shuttle worker, shuttle co.
Desmarais, Marceline, wife, age 69, b. Canada, year of immigration 1882, alien
Desmarais, Vanslave, son, age 28, b. MA, laborer, outside
Desmarais, Parmelia, daughter, age 27, b. MA, weaver in woolen mill
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

Massachusetts City Directories > South Bridge > 1922 - ancestry.com
Desmarais Cyrille (Marceline) shuttle wrk h 45 Plimpton
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1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))