Marie-Rose-Delima DESMARAIS

Born

25 June 1862 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Died

14 October 1918 , St Andre d'Acton Vale de Bagot, St Hyacinthe Quebec, Canada

Marie-Rose-Delima married Hermas FONTAINE 15 July 1884 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Hermas FONTAINE was born 27 May 1859 in Verchères, Canada East . Hermas died 25 May 1941 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada .

Parents & Family of Marie-Rose-Delima DESMARAIS

Parents of Marie-Rose-Delima DESMARAIS

Father

Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS

Mother

Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU

Grandparents of Marie-Rose-Delima DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS Madeleine LACASSE

Maternal grandparents

Michel DALPE dit PARISEAU Louise DANSEREAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Rose-Delima DESMARAIS

Marie-Rose-Delima DESMARAIS married

Hermas FONTAINE
Marriage date: 15 July 1884
Marriage place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Hermas FONTAINE and Marie-Rose-Delima DESMARAIS

Louise-Emma FONTAINE

Born: 30 April 1885, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Died: 10 March 1955, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Hermas-Wilfrid FONTAINE

Born: 18 June 1886, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Died: 18 July 1950, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Annène (Anysie Aline) PARE 22 February 1909 Place: Acton Vale, Québec, Canada

Marie Zélinda FONTAINE

Born: 12 February 1888, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Québec, Canada
Died: 10 June 1964, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Toussaint-Emile FONTAINE

Born: 3 February 1892, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Québec, Canada
Died: 15 March 1952, Plessisville, Quebec, Canada

Edmond (Armond) FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1894, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine-Ovila FONTAINE

Born: 13 October 1896, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Québec, Canada
Died: 3 May 1969, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Antonine-Yvonne-Edmee LIPPE 21 June 1920 Place: Acton Vale, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne-Yvonne FONTAINE

Born: 21 May 1898, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada
Died: 30 March 1961, Coaticook, Québec, Canada

Cécile FONTAINE

Born: 4 December 1900, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada
Died: 30 May 1971, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Aline FONTAINE

Born: 27 April 1906, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada
Died: 22 September 1973, Granby, Québec, Canada

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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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Baptism

Marie Delima Desmarets, b. 25 Jun 1862, daughter of Michel Desmarais and Marie Pariseau. Godparents: Joseph Jourdain and Celeste Pariseau at Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada - Source: Drouin Collection

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

Birth — 1862
25 June 1862
Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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.

1871 St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec

Name: Emma Desmarais
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
BirthPlace: Quebec
Marital Status:
Nationality: Francais
Religion: Catholique
Event Place: 01, St-Damase a, St-Hyacinthe 121, Quebec
Page Number: 42
Line Number: 4
House Number: 120
Family Number: 132
GS Film Number: 2229026
Affiliate Film Number: C-10064
Digital Folder Number: 4395446
Image Number: 412
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Onesime Desmarais F 14 Quebec
Louis Desmarais M 12 Quebec
Damase Desmarais M 11 Quebec
Emma Desmarais F 9 Quebec
Rosana Desmarais F 6 Quebec
Antoine Desmarais M 4 Quebec

Source / record details
1871 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1881 St-Damase, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec

Name: Emma Desmarais
Name Note:
Gender: Female
Age: 19y
Birth Year: 1862
BirthPlace: Quebec
Marital Status:
Occupation:
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

Source / record details
1881 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

1884 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Rose-Delima DESMARAIS and Hermas FONTAINE 15 July 1884, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Birth of Child
Louise-Emma FONTAINE was born 30 April 1885, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose-Delima was 22 years old.

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1886 Birth of Child
Hermas-Wilfrid FONTAINE was born 18 June 1886, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose-Delima was 23 years old.

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1888 Birth of Child
Marie Zélinda FONTAINE was born 12 February 1888, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Québec, Canada (Milton)

Marie-Rose-Delima was 25 years old.

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 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 Birth of Child
Toussaint-Emile FONTAINE was born 3 February 1892, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Québec, Canada (Milton)

Marie-Rose-Delima was 29 years old.

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

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

1896 Birth of Child
Antoine-Ovila FONTAINE was born 13 October 1896, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Québec, Canada (Milton)

Marie-Rose-Delima was 34 years old.

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

1898 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Yvonne FONTAINE was born 21 May 1898, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)

Marie-Rose-Delima was 35 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Cécile FONTAINE was born 4 December 1900, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)

Marie-Rose-Delima was 38 years old.

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

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)

1906 Birth of Child
Aline FONTAINE was born 27 April 1906, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)

Marie-Rose-Delima was 43 years old.

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)

1909 Marriage of Child
Hermas-Wilfrid FONTAINE married 22 February 1909, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada to Annène (Anysie Aline) PARE

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)