Philomene was born in 1867, the daughter of Joseph Frederic Caron and his third wife, Virginie Vaillancourt. She married at age 20 to George Alphonse Bois. They had 3 children, 2 of them dying in infancy. Her husband died when she was 24, 5 months before her son George Alphonse's death.
Philomene moved from Québec to Massachusetts and remarried 6 years later to widower Martial Michaud, who had one young son. They had 6 children together. She remained in Massachusetts the rest of her life and passed away in 1949 at 81 years old, 3 years after Martial.
Timeline
1867 Oct 12 - Birth - St-Aubert, L'Islet, Québec, Canada[1]
1871 Census of Canada[2] - St Aubert, L'Islet, Quebec
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Frederique Caron
Head
M
45
Quebec
M
Ouvrier
Virginie Caron
Wife
F
34
Quebec
M
Antoine Caron
Son
M
19
Quebec
S
Dephine Caron
Daughter
F
18
Quebec
S
Arthur Caron
Son
M
8
Quebec
S
Emma Caron
Daughter
F
5
Quebec
S
Virginie Caron
Daughter
F
4
Quebec
S
Philoméne Caron
Daughter
F
3
Quebec
S
Antoine Caron (Saluste)
M
2
Quebec
S
Pomela Caron
Daughter
F
9 mo
Quebec
S
Marriage #1: George Alphonse Bois
1888 Apr 8 - Marriage to George Alphonse Bois - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[3] - Alphonse is the son of Louis Bois and Valerie Pelletier.
1888 Dec 21 - Birth and death of son Anonyme Bois - St-Pamphile, L'Islet, Québec, Canada[4]
1889 Dec 29 - Birth of son Joseph Thomas Bois - St-Pamphile, L'Islet, Québec, Canada [5]
1891 Jul 22 - Birth of son Georges Alphonse Bois - St-Pamphile, L'Islet, Québec, Canada[6] - died Oct 3, 1892[7]
1891 Census of Canada[8] - St Pamphile, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Alphonse Bois
Head
M
24
Quebec
M
Cultivateur
Philomene Caron
Wife
F
23
Quebec
M
Thomas Bois
Son
M
1
Quebec
S
1892 Apr 11 - Death of husband George Alphonse Bois - St-Pamphile, L'Islet, Québec, Canada[9]
Move to Massachusetts
Marriage #2: Martial Michaud
1898 Jun 18 - Marriage to Martial Michaud - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[10]
1899 Jun 28 - Birth of daughter Anna Corinne Michaud - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[11]
1900 United States Federal Census[12] - Salem Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Marcial Michaud
Head
M
27
Canada
M
Electrician
Philomine Michaud
Wife
F
32
Canada
M
Horace Michaud
Son
M
3
Massachusetts
S
Corrinne Michaud
Daughter
F
11 mo
Massachusetts
S
Thomas Bois
Stepson
M
10
Canada
S
At School
Marie Bois
Lodger
F
23
Canada
S
Weaver
Eva Bois
Lodger
F
20
Canada
S
Weaver
1900 Sep 1 - Birth of daughter Rose Alma Michaud - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[13]
1901 Aug 13 - Birth of daughter Laura V. Michaud - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[14]
1904 Feb 15 - Birth of daughter Louise Ida Michaud - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts[16] - died Aug 12, 1904[17]
1905 Mar 31 - Birth of daughter Emma Irene Michaud - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts[18]
1910 United States Federal Census[19] - Salem Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Marshall Michaud
Head
M
38
Canada
M
Electric Plane Stock taker
Philomine Michaud
Wife
F
42
Canada
M
Thomas Bois
Stepson
M
20
Canada
S
Carpenter
Ernest Michaud
Son
M
14
Massachusetts
S
At School
Corrinne Michaud
Daughter
F
11
Massachusetts
S
At School
Rose E Michaud
Daughter
F
9
Massachusetts
S
At School
Marianne Michaud
Daughter
F
8
Massachusetts
S
At School
Arthur Michaud
Son
M
7
Massachusetts
S
At School
Emma Michaud
Daughter
F
5
Massachusetts
S
At School
1920 United States Federal Census[20] - Salem Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Martial Michaud
Head
M
48
Canada
M
Electrical Contractor
Philomine Michaud
Wife
F
52
Canada
M
Corrinne Michaud
Daughter
F
20
Massachusetts
S
Cotton mill Bookkeeper
Rose Alma Michaud
Daughter
F
19
Massachusetts
S
Shoe Shop Closer
Marie Laure Michaud
Daughter
F
18
Massachusetts
S
Shoe Shop Closer
Arthur Michaud
Son
M
17
Massachusetts
S
Electrical Apprentice
Emma Michaud
Daughter
F
14
Massachusetts
S
At School
Thomas Bois
Stepson
M
30
Canada
S
Carpenter
1930 United States Federal Census[21] - Salem Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Martial Michaud
Head
M
59
Canada
M
Electrician
Philomine Michaud
Wife
F
62
Canada
M
Marie Michaud
Daughter
F
28
Massachusetts
S
Shoe Co. Stitcher
Emma Michaud
Daughter
F
25
Massachusetts
S
Cotton mill Bookkeeper
1940 United States Federal Census[22] - Salem Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts - Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade - Value of Home: 5000
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Arthur Michaud
Head
M
68
Canada
M
Phillimine Michaud
Wife
F
72
Canada
M
Marie Michaud
Daughter
F
38
Massachusetts
S
Shoe Co. Stitcher
1946 Jun 27 - Death of husband Martial Michaud - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA[23]
1949 Jun 17 - Death - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[24]
↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 - _Up Through 1910 - 1898 - Image 419, Entry #156 - $Ancestry Image
↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXX1-V6S : 20 February 2021), Martial Michaua in entry for Anna M. C. Michaua, 28 Jun 1899, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p 471, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,710.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9R6-9VZ : accessed 15 December 2021), Marcial Michaud, Salem city Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 455, sheet 21A, family 301, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,648.
↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 - _up through 1910 - 1900 - Image 990, Line #718 - $Ancestry Record
↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX4P-LQW : 20 February 2021), Martial Michaud in entry for Marie L. V. Michaud, 13 Aug 1901, Salem, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p606, n600, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,297.
↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXHN-FVL : 20 February 2021), Martial Michaud in entry for Arthur J. Michaud, 20 Jul 1902, Salem, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #item 1 p 606, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,388.
↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXF2-DYF : 20 February 2021), Martial Michaud in entry for Ida M.L. Michaud, 15 Feb 1904, Salem, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #IM 778 P614 L137, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,436.
↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWPM-K1W : 2 March 2021), Martial Michaud in entry for Marie Louise Ida Michaud, 12 Aug 1904; citing Salem, Massachusetts, v 82 p 226, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,069,839.
↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 - _up through 1910 - 1900 - Image 528, Line #279 - $Ancestry Record
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2JV-TV8 : accessed 15 December 2021), Marshall Michaud, Salem Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 471, sheet 6A, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 588; FHL microfilm 1,374,601.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQG9-QXN : accessed 15 December 2021), Martial Michaud, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 262, sheet 13B, line 91, family 237, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 903; FHL microfilm 2,340,638.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4XL-K1Y : 10 January 2021), Arthur Michaurd, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-357, sheet 3B, line 56, family 44, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1589.
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