HELP! flag male ancestor  François-Regis  DROUIN

  (b. 4 March 1825 Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada   d. 23 June 1909 Labelle, Quebec, Canada )  

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François-Regis DROUIN was born 4 March 1825 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

François-Regis DROUIN was the child of Joseph DROUIN   and   Marguerite BOISVERT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph DROUIN and Marie-Louise VALIQUETTE (maternal)  François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Marie-Louise GAUVREAU

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François-Regis  married  Celina RENAUD 17 October 1853 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Celina RENAUD  was born 29 June 1835 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada.  Celina died 27 May 1930 in L'Annonciation, Labelle, Québec, Canada.  Celina was the child of François-Xavier RENAUD and Angelique-Adele JOURDAIN.

François-Regis DROUIN died 23 June 1909 in Labelle, Quebec, Canada.

Occupation: Cultivateur


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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
François-Regis was a Cultivateur.
The cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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François-Regis DROUIN married flag photo of Celina RENAUD  Celina RENAUD-- Date: 17 October 1853 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada
Celina RENAUD was the child of François-Xavier RENAUD and Angelique-Adele JOURDAIN




Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec


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birth1825 Birth
4 March 1825
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
marriage1853 Marriage / Partner
François-Regis DROUIN and Celina RENAUD 17 October 1853, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.
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
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
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.
death1909 Death
23 June 1909
Labelle, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 84.
Added: 2/6/2021 7:38:11 AM - Updated: 2/6/2021 7:39:57 AM

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