flag female ancestor  Louisa  MARQUIS

  (b. 26 December 1839 Québec Province, Canada   d. 14 January 1910 Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada )  

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Louisa MARQUIS was born 26 December 1839 in Québec Province, Canada

Louisa MARQUIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARQUIS   and   Françoise MEUNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste MARTY and Archange LEBLANC (maternal)  Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Charlotte GOYETTE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louisa  married  Joseph FONTAINE 27 November 1858 in St Albans, Vermont, USA .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph FONTAINE  was born 15 December 1833 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire).  Joseph died 13 January 1902 in Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada.  Joseph was the child of Etienne FONTAINE and Apolline LACHAPELLE.

Louisa MARQUIS died 14 January 1910 in Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada.
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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.

Family and Children of Louisa MARQUIS

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Louisa MARQUIS married flag male ancestor Joseph FONTAINE-- Date: 27 November 1858 Place: St Albans, Vermont, USA
Joseph FONTAINE was the child of Etienne FONTAINE and Apolline LACHAPELLE




Children of Joseph FONTAINE and Louisa MARQUIS:

flag male ancestor Joseph-Etienne FONTAINE (b.12 July 1860, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 24 February 1950, Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada)
m. Adelphine LANGLOIS 

flag male ancestor Philibert FONTAINE (b.8 September 1863, Saint-Liboire, Canada East  d. 9 June 1919, Gentilly, Quebec, Canada)
m. Elzire HEBERT 16 October 1888



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birth1839 Birth
26 December 1839
Québec Province, Canada
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.
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.
marriage1858 Marriage / Partner
Louisa MARQUIS and Joseph FONTAINE 27 November 1858, St Albans, Vermont, USA

She was 18 years old.
1860 Birth of Child
Joseph-Etienne FONTAINE was born 12 July 1860, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louisa was 20 years old.
1863 Birth of Child
Philibert FONTAINE was born 8 September 1863, Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada

Louisa was 23 years old.
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
1902 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph FONTAINE died 13 January 1902, Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada
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.
death1910 Death
14 January 1910
Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 70.
Added: 5/7/2021 1:28:51 PM - Updated: 5/7/2021 1:49:53 PM

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