Laurent CONTANT
Born: 4 August 1828, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Eloise GODARD dite LAPOINTE 10 October 1854 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East
Laurent
CONTANT
Born
12 August 1798
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died
6 December 1864
,
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East
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Laurent CONTANT married 
Elisabeth CHAPUT
Marriage date: 29 October 1827
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Elisabeth CHAPUT was the child of Bonaventure CHAPUT and Marie Louise Judithe (Julie) LIPPE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Elisabeth CHAPUTMarriage date: 29 October 1827
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Elisabeth CHAPUT was the child of Bonaventure CHAPUT and Marie Louise Judithe (Julie) LIPPE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Laurent CONTANT and Elisabeth CHAPUT
Julie CONTANT
Born: 4 August 1833, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Joseph CHALIFOUX 11 February 1861 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East
Thomas CONTANT
Born: 17 February 1835, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: 8 September 1912, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
Died: 8 September 1912, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
Married: Emilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS 29 September 1863 Place: Saint-Jacques, Canada East
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Québec Place Names Through History
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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 — 179812 August 1798
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
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
1827 Marriage / PartnerLaurent CONTANT and Elisabeth CHAPUT 29 October 1827, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
He was 29 years old.
1828 Birth of ChildLaurent CONTANT was born 4 August 1828, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Laurent was 29 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1833 Birth of ChildJulie CONTANT was born 4 August 1833, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Laurent was 35 years old.
1835 Birth of ChildThomas CONTANT was born 17 February 1835, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Laurent was 36 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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.1854 Marriage of ChildLaurent CONTANT married 10 October 1854, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East to Eloise GODARD dite LAPOINTE
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1861 Marriage of ChildJulie CONTANT married 11 February 1861, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East to Joseph CHALIFOUX
1863 Marriage of ChildThomas CONTANT married 29 September 1863, Saint-Jacques, Canada East to Emilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS
Death — 18646 December 1864
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East
He died at the age of 66.
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