flag photo of Alfred VANDANDAIGUE (GADBOIS)   Alfred  VANDANDAIGUE (GADBOIS)

  (b. 6 June 1842 Compton, Canada East   d. 27 February 1920 Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada )  
Age: 78

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Alfred VANDANDAIGUE (GADBOIS) was born 6 June 1842 in Compton, Canada East

Alfred VANDANDAIGUE (GADBOIS) was the child of Claude VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS   and   Adélaïde LUISSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste-Amable VANDANDAIGUE and Marguerite JOUBERT (maternal)  Joseph-Toussaint LUSSIER and Françoise BOURGAULT

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Alfred  married  Marie-Josèphte CYR 20 June 1864 in Sherbrooke, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Josèphte CYR  was born 24 March 1845 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Josèphte died 6 September 1923 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Josèphte was the child of Prosper CYR and Émilie BIRON.

Alfred VANDANDAIGUE (GADBOIS) died 27 February 1920 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
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Occupation

Alfred VANDANDAIGUE (GADBOIS) was a Farmer and merchant..
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France
Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Alfred VANDANDAIGUE (GADBOIS) married flag female ancestor Marie-Josèphte CYR-- Date: 20 June 1864 Place: Sherbrooke, Canada East
Marie-Josèphte CYR was the child of Prosper CYR and Émilie BIRON


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birth1842 Birth
6 June 1842
Compton, Canada East
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Birth
Alfred Vandandaigue was NOT born in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu as noted. He was born in Compton, Québec. He was baptized in Sherbrooke Québec when he was three years old. See the story as told by his son Fréderic, my grandfather.

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News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1864 Marriage / Partner
Alfred VANDANDAIGUE (GADBOIS) and Marie-Josèphte CYR 20 June 1864, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1870 Birth of Child
Amanda GADBOIS was born 3 May 1870, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Alfred was 27 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1875 Birth of Child
Frédéric Alfred GADBOIS was born October 26 1875, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Alfred was 33 years old.
1877 Birth of Child
Georgianna GADBOIS was born 21 January 1877, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Alfred was 34 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1879 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GADBOIS was born 30 July 1879, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Alfred was 37 years old.
1881 Birth of Child
Maria GADBOIS was born 7 December 1881, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Alfred was 39 years old.
1883 Birth of Child
Jeannette GADBOIS was born 12 July 1883, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Alfred was 41 years old.
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1888 Birth of Child
Juliette GADBOIS was born 6 May 1888, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Alfred was 45 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Alfred VANDANDAIGUE (GADBOIS) - Alfred Vandandaigue Gadbois born 6-6-1842
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1901 census Québec.
25 Gadbois Alfred Head M Jun 4 1842 58

26 Gadbois Marie Wife M Mar 24 1845 56

27 Gadbois Amanda Daughter S May 3 1870 30

28 Gadbois Frederick A. Son S Oct 26 1875 25

29 Gadbois Georgianna Daughter S Jan 21 1877 24

30 Gadbois Marie Louise Daughter S Jul 30 1879 21

31 Gadbois Maria Daughter S Dec 7 1881 19

32 Gadbois Jeannette Daughter S Jul 12 1883 17

33 Gadbois Juliette Daughter S May 26 1888 12

Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
marriage1901 Marriage of Child
Georgianna GADBOIS married 30 September 1901, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Wilfrid-Telesphore MASSE
marriage1902 Marriage of Child
Frédéric Alfred GADBOIS married July 20, 1902, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice) to Hermine-Anita GRANDBOIS
marriage1902 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GADBOIS married 29 September 1902, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Wilfrid LAMY
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
marriage1907 Marriage of Child
Jeannette GADBOIS married 12 August 1907, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Louis-Napoleon AUDET
marriage1908 Marriage of Child
Amanda GADBOIS married 11 June 1908, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to François-Alphonse MILETTE
marriage1909 Marriage of Child
Georgianna GADBOIS married 11 September 1909, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Guillaume LACROIX
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
1911 census for Sherbrooke, Québec.
Gadbois Alfred 68 Quebec Sherbrooke
Gadbois Marie L.66 Quebec Sherbrooke
Gadbois Maria 30 Quebec Sherbrooke
Gadbois Juliette 22 Quebec Sherbrooke

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Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1913 Marriage of Child
Juliette GADBOIS married 30 June 1913, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Léon-Eugene CARON
1914 Death of Child
Juliette GADBOIS died 9 November 1914, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Alfred was 72 years old.
death1920 Death
27 February 1920
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 77.


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