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28 April 1937 Saint-Fortunat, Canada

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Born: 28 May 1851 in Plessisville, Canada East

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Éléa  married  Joseph POISSON 19 July 1875 in Plessisville, Saint-Calixte, Mégantic, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph POISSON  was born 6 March 1836 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .  Joseph died 26 September 1910 in Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec, Canada.  Joseph was the child of Pierre POISSON and Julie BILLY.

Éléa LACHANCE died 28 April 1937 in Saint-Fortunat, Canada.





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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Éléa LACHANCE

Éléa LACHANCE married flag male ancestor Joseph POISSON
Marriage date: 19 July 1875
Marriage place: Plessisville, Saint-Calixte, Mégantic, Québec, Canada
Joseph POISSON was the child of Pierre POISSON and Julie BILLY



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Children of Joseph POISSON and Éléa LACHANCE


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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BirthBirth — 1851
28 May 1851
Plessisville, Canada East
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of 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
marriage1875 Marriage / Partner
Éléa LACHANCE and Joseph POISSON 19 July 1875, Plessisville, Saint-Calixte, Mégantic, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.
1877 Birth of Child
Marie-Virginie POISSON was born 25 September 1877, Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset)

Éléa was 26 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
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
marriage1899 Marriage of Child
Marie-Virginie POISSON married 10 April 1899, , Québec Province, Canada to Ferdinand BELANGER
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
1910 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph POISSON died 26 September 1910, Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec, Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Prime Minister of Canada1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England
DeathDeath — 1937
28 April 1937
Saint-Fortunat, Canada
She died at the age of 85.
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