William-Leandre PARENT
Born: 7 June 1863, Sherbrooke, Canada East
Died: 9 December 1938, St-Antoine, Lennoxville, Québec, Canada
Died: 9 December 1938, St-Antoine, Lennoxville, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin
PARENT
Born
6 February 1835
,
Québec, Lower Canada
Died
4 October 1897
,
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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William-Augustin PARENT married 
Marie-Angélique HOULE
Marriage date: 30 September 1861
Marriage place: Sherbrooke, Canada East
Marie-Angélique HOULE was the child of Andre HOULE and Elisabeth-Isabelle CAYA
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Angélique HOULEMarriage date: 30 September 1861
Marriage place: Sherbrooke, Canada East
Marie-Angélique HOULE was the child of Andre HOULE and Elisabeth-Isabelle CAYA
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Children of William-Augustin PARENT and Marie-Angélique HOULE
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 18356 February 1835
Québec, Lower Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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)
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.
1861 Marriage / PartnerWilliam-Augustin PARENT and Marie-Angélique HOULE 30 September 1861, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
He was 26 years old.
1863 Birth of ChildWilliam-Leandre PARENT was born 7 June 1863, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 28 years old.
1864 Birth of ChildElisabeth PARENT was born 25 August 1864, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 29 years old.
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 Birth of ChildSara-Anna PARENT was born 25 May 1867, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 32 years old.
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.
1868 Death of ChildSara-Anna PARENT died 10 January 1868, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 32 years old.
1869 Birth of ChildPhilomene PARENT was born 26 March 1869, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 34 years old.
1871 Birth of ChildMalvina PARENT was born 14 August 1871, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 36 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1874 Birth of ChildJoseph-Alfred PARENT was born 4 July 1874, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 39 years old.
1877 Birth of ChildPierre-Alphonse PARENT was born 3 August 1877, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 42 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1881 Death of ChildPierre-Alphonse PARENT died 4 February 1881, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 46 years old.
1883 Birth of ChildOlivine-Marie PARENT was born 29 May 1883, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 48 years old.
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. 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 Canada1891 Death of ChildOlivine-Marie PARENT died 22 July 1891, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
William-Augustin was 56 years old.
1892 - 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 CanadaDeath — 18974 October 1897
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 62.
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