Lucy GIROUX

Born

June 1854 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

8 April 1918 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: June 1854 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Lucy GIROUX

Father

Jean-Baptiste GIROUX

Mother

Lucy BRISSETTE

Grandparents of Lucy GIROUX

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GIROUX Marie LONGUETIN

Maternal grandparents

Louis BRISSETTE Pelagie BLAIN

Lucy was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1864.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Lucy married Albert MAYNARD abt. 1874 . Albert MAYNARD was born 28 October 1854 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East. Albert died abt. 1927 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Albert was the child of Pierre MENARD and Marguerite BOURQUE.

Lucy GIROUX died 8 April 1918 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Lucy GIROUX

Lucy GIROUX married

Albert MAYNARD
Marriage date: abt. 1874
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Albert MAYNARD was the child of Pierre MENARD and Marguerite BOURQUE

Marriage notes:

son of Pierre Menard and Marguerite Bourque, m. 26 September 1848, Ste-Rosalie, Quebec.

He is from Saint Dominique, Quebec.

She is the daughter of Pierre Bourque and ? Beaugrand?

Children of Albert MAYNARD and Lucy GIROUX

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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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 — 1854
June 1854
Québec Province, Canada

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

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.

1870 Woodstock, Connecticut

Name: Lucy V Gerone
[Lucy V Giroux]
Age in 1870: 16
Birth Year: abt 1854
BirthPlace: Canada
Home in 1870: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: North Woodstock
Value of Real EState: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
John Gerone 36
Lucy Gerone 33
Lucy V Gerone 16
John Gerone 13
Mary Gerone 9
Lewis Gerone 7
Napoleon Gerone 2
Alfred O Gerone 2/ 12

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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

1880 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Lucy Maynard
Residence: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Birthdate: 1854
BirthPlace: Canada
Relationship to Head: Wife
Spouse's Name: Albert Maynard
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): 26 years
Occupation: Keeping House
NARA Film Number: T9-0566
PAge: 161
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 14
Film Number: 1254566
Collection: United States Census, 1880

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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

1900 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

Maynard, Albert, head, b. May 1853, age 47, b. Canada, married 26 years, b. Canada, year of immigration 1864, alien, occupation: ? painter
Maynard, Lucy, wife, b. Jun 1854, age 45, b. Canada, married 26 years, mother of 0 children
Tremblay, William, son-in-law, b. Jun 1878, age 21, b. MA, married 2 years, occupation: Tozal? Frame
Tremblay, Josephine, daughter, b. Aug 1878, age 21, b. Canada, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child living
Tremblay, Exena L., daughter, b. Mar 1900, age 3/ 12, b. MA
Giroux, John B., father-in-law, b. July 1833, age 66, widowed, b. Canada

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Albert Menard
BirthPlace: Canada
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1868
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada

Name: Lucie Menard
BirthPlace: Canada
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1860
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Family Number: 111
Page Number: 6
Collection: United States Census, 1910

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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: Lucy Giroux Menard
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 08 Apr 1918
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 63
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Father's Name: Jeab B Giroux
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Mother's Name: Lucy Brisette
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Spouse's Name: Albert Menard
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Certificate Number: 40
PAge: 94
GS Film Number:
Digital Folder Number: 005125581
Image Number: 00096

'Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920,' database with images, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:23T4-RYV : 4 December 2014), Lucy Giroux Menard, 08 Apr 1918; citing Death, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 40, page 94, State Archives, Boston.

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