Louis BUSSIERE

1854 - 1933  (79 years)

• Name	Louis BUSSIERE
  	Louis changed his name from Bussiere to Gassard.
  Relationship	with Brian Mark BUSSIERE
  Born	1854	Québec, Québec
  Gender	Male
  Census information	1861	Québec, Québec, Canada
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 1 Ant. Bussiere 1827 Bas Canada 34 M M Charpentier Catholique Antoine. Wood house 2 1 Marie Drolette 1829 Bas Canada 32 F M Catholique Drolet 3 1 Marie Bussiere 1848 Bas Canada 13 F S Etudiante Catholique 4 1 Philomene Bussiere 1850 Bas Canada 11 F S Etudiante Catholique 5 1 Louis Bussiere 1854 Bas Canada 6 M S Etudiant Catholique 6 1 Antoine Bussiere 1860 Bas Canada 1 M S Catholique   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=pj0q_107   Source Web Site: Library Archives Canada
  Census information	1881	Montreal, Quebec
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 1 Antoine Bussiere Head 1827 Québec 54 M M Charpentier Catholique Carpenter 2 1 Marie Bussiere Wife 1828 Québec 53 F M Catholique 3 1 Louis Bussiere Son 1854 Québec 27 M Meublier Catholique Furniture maker 4 1 Antoine Bussiere Son 1860 Québec 21 M Commis Catholique Clerk 5 1 Louise Bussiere Daughter 1863 Québec 18 F Catholique 6 1 Charles Bussiere Son 1865 Ontario 16 M Catholique  Page:  3  ED:  91 Hochelaga   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=bq6d_87   Source Web Site: Library and Archives Canada
  Home address	1897	56 Weber Street West, Kitchener, Ontario   [1]
  Kitchener was known as Berlin in 1897.
  Occupation	1897	Berlin Piano and Organ Co. Ltd
  Kitchener, Ontario. Louis was a foreman.
  Home address	1899	Chicago, Illinois, USA
  Home address	1911	146 Medland Street, Toronto, Ontario
  Census information	1911	Toronto, Ontario
  Louis Gassard lived at 146 Medland Street, Toronto.
  Died	1933	Lindsay, Ontario
  Siblings	11 siblings
  1. Marie Eleonore BUSSIERE,   b. 30 Oct 1847, Québec, Québec ,   d. 21 Jan 1915
  2. William BUSSIERE,   b. 1850,   d. 1850
  3. Francois-Antoine Issac BUSSIERE,   b. 2 Jun 1860, Québec, Québec ,   d. 23 Jun 1948, Québec, Québec
  4. Louise BUSSIERE,   b. 27 Aug 1862, Québec, Québec ,   d. 28 Feb 1951, Québec, Québec
  5. Charles BUSSIERE,   b. 1865, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  6. Philomine BUSSIERE,   b. 25 Nov 1849,   d. Yes, date unknown
  7. Blanche BUSSIERE,   d. Yes, date unknown
  8. Alphonse BUSSIERE,   d. Yes, date unknown
  9. Dorothee BUSSIERE,   d. Yes, date unknown
  10. Loretta BUSSIERE,   d. Yes, date unknown
  11. Antoine BUSSIERE,   b. 26 Mar 1852, St-Roch Parish, Quebec, Quebec
  Person ID	I1448	Bussiere Robinson | Brian's ancestors
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Antoine BUSSIERE,   b. 24 Jul 1824, Québec, Québec ,   d. 18 Jun 1907, Montreal, Quebec  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Marie-Victoire DROLET,   b. 1827, Québec, Québec ,   d. Jan 1892, Montreal, Quebec  (Age 65 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1847	St-Roch, Quebec, Quebec
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1854 - Québec, Québec Census information - 1881 - Montreal, Quebec Home address - Kitchener was known as Berlin in 1897. - 1897 - 56 Weber Street West, Kitchener, Ontario Occupation - Kitchener, Ontario. Louis was a foreman. - 1897 - Berlin Piano and Organ Co. Ltd Home address - 1899 - Chicago, Illinois, USA Home address - 1911 - 146 Medland Street, Toronto, Ontario Census information - Louis Gassard lived at 146 Medland Street, Toronto. - 1911 - Toronto, Ontario Died - 1933 - Lindsay, Ontario  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Williams Piano - Oshawa Louis Gassard de Bussiere worked at Williams in the 1880s.
  		Bussiere1.I1448.sig.png
  		Berlin Piano and Organ Company - 1897
  		Article - Cable Company
  		Patent notice Pianoforte - 1900
  		Louis Gassard - Ad for a piano Print ad highlighting Louis Gassard as piano maker.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		T. Eaton ad for Bell Pianos Louis Gassard Montreal Gazette - Mar 22 1929
  		Pianoforte patent 1900
  		Louis Gassard - US Patent 711563 - 1902
  		Louis Gassard - US Patent 711564 - 1902
  		Louis Gassard - US Patent 722296 - 1903 a
  		Louis Gassard - US Patent 722296 - 1903 b

  
  

  Baptism - Birth Docs

  Louis Bussiere - Baptism 1854

  
  

  Death - Burial Docs

  Death certificate - Louis Gassard - 1933 Location - Lindsay, Ontario

  
  

  Census		Antoine Bussiere - 1881 Census 1881 Census Antoine 54 Quebec Charpentier Marie 53 Quebec Louis 27 Quebec Meublier Antoine 21 Quebec Commis Louise 18 Charles 16
  		1861 Census - Antoine Bussiere.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  The 1881 Census has Louis living at home in Montreal. He is noted as a furniture maker (meublier). The Census has the family name as "Beufsier". Census Place: St-Henri. Hochelaga, Quebec Family History Library film: 1375857 NA Film: C-13221 District: 91 Sub-district: F Division: 2 Page: 4 Household: 15 After a family fight, he moved to Ontario and changed his name to Gassard de Bussiere and the Gassard. He worked as the general manager for the Nordheimer Piano Company in Toronto.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Vernon's Berlin and Waterloo Directory.