Joseph Phileas Auclair

Brief Life History of Joseph Phileas

When Joseph Phileas Auclair was born on 8 December 1873, in Quebec, Canada, his father, JEAN Auclair, was 39 and his mother, Marie Camille Rouillard, was 30. He married Marie Anne Auger on 26 May 1903. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1887 and lived in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1926 and Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1930. He died on 6 December 1952, in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Charlesbourg, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Phileas Auclair
1873–1952
Marie Anne Auger
1884–1918
Marriage: 26 May 1903
Leo R Auclair
1904–1972
Eldore Joseph Auclair
1905–1967
Henry Adelard Auclair
1907–1980
Aurore Mary Auclair
1908–1997
Ernest Arthur Auclair
1909–1991
Jean Auclair
1911–2001
Romeo Homer Auclair
1913–2001
Raymond Auclair
1914–1916
Rene Theodore Auclair
1918–1999
Stillborn Female Twin Auclair
1924–1924
Stillborn Male Twin Auclair
1924–1924

Sources (16)

  • Joseph Oucloer in household of Joseph Oucloer, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Joseph Auclair in entry for Raymond Auclair, "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"
  • Joseph E Auclair, "United States Census, 1930"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire

On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Marcel, Raoul, Andre, Fernand, Ovila, Alphonse, Cecile, Gaston, Germaine, Jacques, Jean-Paul.

French: patronymic from Clair , from (fils) au Clair ‘(son) of Clair’. Compare Leclerc 2 and Oclair .

History: Pierre and André Auclair, two brothers from Saint-Vivien near La Rochelle in France, are recorded in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1679 and 1681, respectively, the years of their marriage. The descendants of one or another brother also bear altered forms of the surname, such as Leclerc, Oclair, and O'Clair.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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