François Xavier REMY

Born

8 January 1838 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Died

6 October 1880 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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François REMY dit BELLEFLEUR Marie-Celeste HAYET

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Born: 8 January 1838 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Father: François REMY dit BELLEFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Celeste HAYET

Paternal grandparents: René REMI dit BELLEFLEUR , Marguerite VARRY

Maternal grandparents: Michel HAYET dit MALO , Marie FOUGERE dite CHAMPAGNE (FUGERE)

François Xavier was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1889.
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François Xavier married Florentine DESMARAIS April 12, 1858 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Florentine DESMARAIS was born 14 November 1834 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Florentine died 26 July 1912 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Florentine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Madeleine LACASSE.

François Xavier REMY died 6 October 1880 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Florentine DESMARAIS
Marriage date: April 12, 1858
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Florentine DESMARAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Madeleine LACASSE

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Children of François Xavier REMY and Florentine DESMARAIS

Remi REMY

Born: 24 May 1859, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Died: 31 January 1937, Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Québec, Canada

François REMY

Born: abt. 1860, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Theodoric (Theodore) REMY

Born: 12 January 1861, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Died: abt. 1934, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Louis-Hector REMY

Born: 12 September 1862, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Died: ,

Hormisdas REMY

Born: 9 March 1864, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Died: 12 January 1932, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Alphonse REMY

Born: 18 December 1865, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Died: abt. 1933, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Jean Baptiste (John) REMY

Born: 24 June 1867, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Died: ,

Marc Alberic "Albert" REMY

Born: 6 August 1869, Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Québec, Canada
Died: 12 December 1944, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Arzelie REMY

Born: 1 March 1872, Ange-Gardien, Rouville, Quebec, Canada
Died: 16 March 1918, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph HENAULT 9 January 1899 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Florentine REMY

Born: 13 October 1873, Granby, Québec, Canada
Died: 30 May 1897, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph HENAULT 22 June 1896 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Alphonse REMY

Born: 6 May 1876, Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Henry REMY

Born: March 1879, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1838
8 January 1838
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 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 Marriage / Partner
François Xavier REMY and Florentine DESMARAIS April 12, 1858, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

He was 20 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Remi REMY was born 24 May 1859, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

François Xavier was 21 years old.

1861 Birth of Child
Theodoric (Theodore) REMY was born 12 January 1861, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

François Xavier was 23 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Louis-Hector REMY was born 12 September 1862, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

François Xavier was 24 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Hormisdas REMY was born 9 March 1864, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

François Xavier was 26 years old.

1865 Birth of Child
Joseph Alphonse REMY was born 18 December 1865, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

François Xavier was 27 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste (John) REMY was born 24 June 1867, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

François Xavier was 29 years old.

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

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

1869 Birth of Child
Marc Alberic "Albert" REMY was born 6 August 1869, Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Québec, Canada (Saint-Alphonse)

François Xavier was 31 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Arzelie REMY was born 1 March 1872, Ange-Gardien, Rouville, Quebec, Canada

François Xavier was 34 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Florentine REMY was born 13 October 1873, Granby, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Granby)

François Xavier was 35 years old.

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

1876 Birth of Child
Alphonse REMY was born 6 May 1876, Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Québec, Canada (Saint-Alphonse)

François Xavier was 38 years old.

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)

1879 Birth of Child
Henry REMY was born March 1879, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François Xavier was 41 years old.