David
PREFONTAINE
(b.
6 January 1841
,
Beloeil, Canada East
d.
16 February 1925
,
Viauville, Quebec, Canada
)
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David PREFONTAINE was born 6 January 1841 in Beloeil, Canada East
David PREFONTAINE was the child of Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Marie-Adelaide LAMBERT dite HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte TRUDEAU (maternal) Pierre LAMBERT dit HÉBERT and Monique BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) GRAVELINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
David married Octavie BEAUCHEMIN 22 May 1888 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Octavie BEAUCHEMIN was born 7 January 1846 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Octavie died abt. 1916 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Octavie was the child of Octave PETIT and Sophie LAMBERT.
David PREFONTAINE died 16 February 1925 in Viauville, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
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Octavie BEAUCHEMIN-- Date: 22 May 1888 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Octavie BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Octave PETIT and Sophie LAMBERT
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Children of David PREFONTAINE and Octavie BEAUCHEMIN:
Octavie BEAUCHEMIN-- Date: 22 May 1888 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada Octavie BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Octave PETIT and Sophie LAMBERT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1841 Birth 6 January 1841
Beloeil, Canada East
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - 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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1888 Marriage / PartnerDavid PREFONTAINE and Octavie BEAUCHEMIN 22 May 1888, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
He was 47 years old.
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England 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.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1925 Death 16 February 1925
Viauville, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 84.
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