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Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Virginie  LEONARD

Born
April 1857 Canada
Died

Cause of Death: Head injury due to buggy accident

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Born: April 1857 in Canada

Maternal grandparents: Joseph ISOIRE dit PROVENÇAL , Ursule ROBERGE


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Virginie  married  Rudolph LEROUX 7 November 1882 in Wotton, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rudolph LEROUX  was born January 1857 in Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte).  Rudolph died 22 April 1900 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA.  Rudolph was the child of Étienne LEROUX and Marie CHARLAND.

Virginie LEONARD died April 1897 in Windsor, Québec, Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Homemaker

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.

Spouse & Children of Virginie LEONARD

Virginie LEONARD married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Rudolph LEROUX
Marriage date: 7 November 1882
Marriage place: Wotton, Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Rudolph LEROUX was the child of Étienne LEROUX and Marie CHARLAND

Marriage notes:
Name: Virginie Leonard
Spouse: Adolph Leroux
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1882
Marriage Location: Wotton, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution: St-Hippolyte


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BirthBirth — 1857
April 1857
Canada
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
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1882 Marriage / Partner
Virginie LEONARD and Rudolph LEROUX 7 November 1882, Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte)

She was 25 years old.
1885 Birth of Child
Joseph Alphonse LEROUX was born 1 November 1885, Windsor, Québec, Canada (Windsor Mills)

Virginie was 28 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.
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
DeathDeath — 1897
April 1897
Windsor, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 40.
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Burial details for Virginie:

St. Philippe, Windsor Mills, Quebec, Canada
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Record added: 11/8/2012 10:49:40 PM
Last updated: 11/30/2025 12:32:54 PM

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