Paul LEGER

Born

January 1791 , Minoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

28 March 1869 , Shemogue, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Parents & Family of Paul LEGER

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Born: January 1791 in Minoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents of Paul LEGER

Father

Charles LEGER

Mother

Marie BOURQUE

Grandparents of Paul LEGER

Paternal grandparents

François LEGER dit LAROSETTE Madeleine COMEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jean Baptiste BOURQUE Marie HEBERT

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

Paul married Marie MELANSON 10 September 1810 in Grand Digue, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MELANSON was born abt. 1791 in Minoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marie died 27 December 1888 in Cap-Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie was the child of Casimir MELANSON and Anne SURETTE.

Paul LEGER died 28 March 1869 in Shemogue, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Paul LEGER

Paul LEGER married

Marie MELANSON
Marriage date: 10 September 1810
Marriage place: Grand Digue, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Marie MELANSON was the child of Casimir MELANSON and Anne SURETTE

Children of Paul LEGER and Marie MELANSON

Marie LEGER

Born: 26 March 1838, Cap-Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 27 November 1918, Cap-Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Jean FOREST (FORÈT) 1869 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1791
January 1791
Minoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1810 Marriage / Partner
Paul LEGER and Marie MELANSON 10 September 1810, Grand Digue, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 19 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Birth of Child
Marie LEGER was born 26 March 1838, Cap-Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Paul was 47 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, 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 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.