4. Zotique Thomas (Joseph
, Samuel
) was born 4 Aug 1868 in L'Islet, Quebec, Canada. He died 5 Jun 1952 in Killingly, Windham, CT and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson, Windham, CT.
Zotique was employed weaver - cottonmill.
CENSUS: 1930 Brooklyn, Windham, CT Quebec Square
1920 Brooklyn Town, Windham, CT ED 329 Immigrated 1887
1910 Brooklyn, Windham Cty, CT Sheet 13A ED 569SOURCE: 1922-1923 Danielson Directory pg 128 151 Quebec Square
1948 Danielson Directory 4 Leander St
SOURCE: 1869-1919 Golden Jubilee of Saint James PArish Danielson pg 30IMMIGRATION: 1887 according to 1920 census not naturalized.
OCCUPATION: cotton mill worker
RESIDENCE: DANIELSON DIRECTORY 1922-1923 151 Quebec Sq mill employee wife (Minnie)
Zotique married Hermine Gauthier, daughter of Louis-Xavier Gauthier and Domitilde Desautels, on 6 Aug 1889 in Killingly, Windham, CT. Hermine was born 19 Apr 1871 in Clarence Creek, Quebec, Canada. She died 29 Oct 1925 in Brooklyn, Windham, CT.
NEWSPAPER: Mrs. Hermine Thomas
The funeral of Mrs. HErmine Thomas, wife of Zotique Thomas, eas held from her home on the West Side Saturday morning, with service at St. James Church. Rev. F.X. Richards, M S., Rev. James McCarthy, M.S., and Rev. Joseph Deschaux, M.S., were the officers of the solem Mass of requiem. Burial was in Holy Cross cemetery, the committal service being conducted by Rev. Fr. McCarthy. A delegation from the Ste Anne Society, of which Mrs. Thomas was a member, attended the funeral. Arrangements were in chatge of L.E. Kennedy.
Mrs. Thomas died last Thursday morning at her house. She was 54 years of age and had resided here for many years. She leaves her husband and eight children; Mrs. Joseph Bernier, Wilfred, Joseph, Amie, Yvonne, Malcolm, Valmore and Helen.
Windham County newspaper probably the Transcript.
Zotique and Hermine had the following children:
+ 8 F i Marie-Roseanne Clarinda Thomas was born 24 Jul 1890 and died 1958. + 9 M ii Joseph Wilfred Thomas was born 18 Jan 1893. + 10 M iii Joseph William Honore Thomas was born 4 Jan 1896 and died 1960. + 11 M iv Aime Adolph Thomas was born 11 Nov 1898 and died 8 Apr 1974. + 12 F v Yvonne Laura Thomas was born 18 Apr 1903 and died 26 Mar 1997. + 13 M vi Joseph Alfred Theodore Montcalm Thomas was born 24 Apr 1905 and died 25 Jan 1978. 14 M vii Joseph Lionel Valmore Thomas was born 11 Jun 1907. He died 20 Jul 1929. 15 F viii Helen Thomas was born 1913 in CT. She died 1981.
Helen was employed spinner-cotton mill.