Thérèse
PETIT
Born: 14 February 1798 in Varennes, Lower Canada
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Birth — 1798
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
1822 Marriage / Partner1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1834 Birth of Child1837 - 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) 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)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.1860 Marriage of Child
1863 Death of Spouse/PartnerDeath — 1865View charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.
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