Gerard John Thomas

Gerard John Thomas

Male 1920 - 1996  (76 years)

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  • Name Gerard John Thomas  [1
    Born 15 Jun 1920  Montreal (Ste. Cecile), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Christened 15 Jun 1920  Montreal (Ste. Cecile), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Godparents 15 Jun 1920  Montreal (Ste. Cecile), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    at Ste. Cecile 
    • His godparents were Narcisse Lemelin and Delina Heroux (grandparents).
    Census 1921  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    3153 St. Denis 

    • Thomas, Chs Auguste, age 23, bookkeeper
      Thomas, Aurore, age 24
      Thomas, Gerard, age 1
      Thomas Angeline, lodger, age 36
      Thomas, Maria, lodger, age 14
    Census 1930  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7

    • Thomas, Charles A. renter, age 32 years, born French Canada, immigrated 1923, can read/write, lathe operator at auto factory
      Thomas, Aurore, wife, age 33, born French Canada, parents born French Canada, immigrated 1923, can read/write
      Thomas, Gerald, age 9, immigrated 1923
      Thomas, Cecile, age 8, immigrated 1923
      Lemelin, Lucien, brother-in-law, age 21, immigrated 1928, can read/write, born French Canada, parents born French Canada, baker at bakery
      Nicholson, Walter F., boarder, age 30, born NY, salesman, real estate
      Tessier, William, boarder, age 34, born English Canada, foreman at auto factory
    Graduation 11 Jun 1939  Detroit (Holy Redeemer), Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • He was the Valedictorian of the class. A banquet was held on 14 June 1939.
    Cemetery Aug 1996  Dearborn Heights, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    St. Hedwig Cemetery 
    • Military gravestone reads "Gerard J Thomas, S Sgt US Army Air Corps World War II and "Loving Husband and Father". Located in section 1-C, lot 23, grave 23-10.
    Name Gerald J. Thomas  [9
    Name Joseph Jean Paul Gerald Thomas  [3
    Residence Aug 1996  Redford, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Social Security Number 372-16-3749  [10
    _UID 7AD21C9440B946648D78FA5B91DD1C1A9DAD 
    Buried Aug 1996  Dearborn Heights, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died 17 Aug 1996  Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 9
    Gerard Thomas funeral card
    Gerard Thomas funeral card
    Person ID I2446  Lirette Family Tree
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2018 

    Father Charles Auguste Thomas,   b. 1 Oct 1897, LaPrairie, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1974, Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Aurore Lemmelin,   b. 21 Feb 1897, Montreal (Sacre Coeur de Jesus), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1973, Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1919  Montreal (Immaculee Conception), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11
    25th Wedding Invitation
    25th Wedding Invitation
    Charles Thomas & Aurore Lemmelin
    Charles Thomas & Aurore Lemmelin
    25th anniversary party group picture
    front row: Lucien & Ida Lemmelin, George Simmons & Cecile Simmons, Charles & Aurore Thomas, Delina Heroux Lemmelin, Gaudias Lemmelin, Emilia & Leo Lirette - second row ?, Hector Bergeron & wife, ?, ?, children ?, couple?, ?, ?, Blanche Lemmelin Levert, Damase Thouin, ?, Zepherina Heroux Thouin, ?, Jeanne Lirette, ?, Mrs. & Mr. Lahaie, two boys?, Charles & Laurentine Pelletier, Florence & Roland Lirette - Back row - Armand Levert, ?, ?, Claire Raymond, ?, ?, ?, ?, Joseph & Dorina Raymond, ?, ?, ?
    second row: male?, female?, Mr & Mrs. Ernest Bergeron, female?, female?, children unknown, female?, female?, male?, female?, female?, Blanche Lemmelin Levert, Damas Thouin, female?, Zephirina Lemmelin Thouin, female?, Jeanne Lirette, male?, Mrs & Mr. Lahaie, Larry Lahaie, child unknown, Charles & Laurentine Pelletier, Florence & Roland Lirette
    back row: male?, Armand Levert, male?, female?, Claire Raymond, male?, male?, male?, male?, Josephat & Dorina Raymond, female?, female?, male?
    Thomas family
    Thomas family
    front row: David & Paul Thomas, Jeanne Simmons
    middle row: Arlene & Suzy Thomas, Aurore Thomas, Cecile Simmons
    back row: Gerard & Charles Thomas, George Simmons
    Charles & Aurore Thomas
    Charles & Aurore Thomas
    Aurore & Charles Thomas
    Aurore & Charles Thomas
    Charles Thomas family
    Charles Thomas family
    Gerard, Aurore, Charles & Cecile
    Marriage Ceremony Montreal (Immaculee Conception), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 11
    • Present at the ceremony were Narcisse Lemmelin, father, and Maurice Thomas, brother of Charles.
    Family ID F340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arlene M. Ford,   b. 1 May 1924, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1972, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 23 Nov 1943  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Marriage held at St. John's of Los Angeles, California [8]
    Arlene & Gerard Thomas
    Arlene & Gerard Thomas
    Gerard & Arlene Thomas
    Gerard & Arlene Thomas
    Gerard & Arlene Thomas
    Gerard & Arlene Thomas
    Gerard Thomas family
    Gerard Thomas family
    Gerard, Paul, David, Patrick, Sue, & Arlene
    Children 
     1. David Ray Thomas,   b. 17 Jan 1946, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 2019, Austin, Hill, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Carol Ann Thomas,   b. 14 Jan 1947,   d. 2 Jun 1950, Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     3. Paul G. Thomas
     4. Sue Ann Thomas
     5. Patrick Thomas
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F1099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Gerald Thomas
    Gerald Thomas
    Gerald Thomas
    Gerald Thomas
    Gerard Thomas
    Gerard Thomas

  • Notes 
    • (Research):Following information from personal record book of Jeanne Lemmelin Lavalle:
      Birth date - godparents were Naricsse Lemmelin and D

  • Sources 
    1. [S144] Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, ((ancestry.com : 1998)), accessed 15 Jun 2011), Gerard John Thomas; Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. (Reliability: 4), 15 Jun 2011.

    2. [S18] Lemmelin Family Record Book, Jeanne Lemmelin Lavalle (sister of Emila Lemmelin Lirette), (Handwritten family history of Narcisse & Delima Lemelin family, Montreal, Quebec; Date unknown.) (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S6] Drouin Collection - Quebec, Gabriel Drouin, ((ancestry.com : 2008)), accessed 15 Jun 2011), 1920 - Baptism - B-76 - Joseph Jean Paul Gerard; Ste. Cecile, Montreal, Quebec. (Reliability: 4), 15 Jun 2011.

    4. [S133] St. Hedwig Cemetery, St. Hedwig Cemetery, 14 Jun3 2011. (Reliability: 4), 21 Jun 2011.

    5. [S18] Lemmelin Family Record Book, Jeanne Lemmelin Lavalle (sister of Emila Lemmelin Lirette), (Handwritten family history of Narcisse & Delima Lemelin family, Montreal, Quebec; Date unknown.).

    6. [S99] 1921 - Canadian Census - Quebec - Ancestry, Canada. Quebec., (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. \i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : Aug 2013), district 198 - St. Denis, Montreal, sub-district 44, Montreal City, p. 1B, dwelling 1, family 2, Chs Auguste Thomas; (ancestry.com : accessed 4 Oct 2015); citing Library and Archives Canada (Reliability: 3), 4 Oct 2015.

    7. [S102] 1930 US Federal Census, Michigan, Wayne, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1052, Detroit,Ward 16, Precinct 10, Wayne, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 487, sheet 9A, p. 111, image 283.0, dwelling 119, family 2, Aurore Thomas, accessed 6 Sep 2010 (Reliability: 4), 6 Sep 2010.
      Ward 18, Block 414, Precinct 5

    8. [S18] Lemmelin Family Record Book, Jeanne Lemmelin Lavalle (sister of Emila Lemmelin Lirette), (Handwritten family history of Narcisse & Delima Lemelin family, Montreal, Quebec; Date unknown.) (Reliability: 3), 26 Aug 2015.

    9. [S15] Funeral Prayer Card.

    10. [S106] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 ), entry for Gerard J. Thomas, 17 Aug 1996, SS no. 372-16-3749, accessed 15 Jun 2011 (Reliability: 4), 15 Jun 2011.

    11. [S6] Drouin Collection - Quebec, Gabriel Drouin, ((ancestry.com : 2008)), accessed 29 Jun 2010), 1919 - Marriage, M-133; Immaculee Conception, Montreal, Quebec. (Reliability: 4), 29 Jun 2010.