flag male ancestor  Thomas  KEARNEY

  (b. 11 May 1835 Bonaventure, Lower Canada   d. 29 January 1914 Bonaventure, Québec, Canada )  

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Thomas KEARNEY was born 11 May 1835 in Bonaventure, Lower Canada

Thomas KEARNEY was the child of Patrick KEARNEY   and   Catherine ENRIGHT

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Thomas  married  Helen CHESSER 12 February 1866 in Bonaventure, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helen CHESSER  was born 12 February 1841 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer).  Helen died 17 April 1925 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure).  Helen was the child of Patrick CHESSER and Helene HICKEY.

Thomas KEARNEY died 29 January 1914 in Bonaventure, 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 Thomas KEARNEY

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Thomas KEARNEY married flag female ancestor Helen CHESSER-- Date: 12 February 1866 Place: Bonaventure, Canada East
Helen CHESSER was the child of Patrick CHESSER and Helene HICKEY




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Children of Thomas KEARNEY and Helen CHESSER:

flag female ancestor Sarah KEARNEY (b.13 February 1867, Bonaventure, Canada East   d. 28 February 1959, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
m. Peter-John JESSOP 1 February 1887



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birth1835 Birth
11 May 1835
Bonaventure, Lower Canada
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.
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.
marriage1866 Marriage / Partner
Thomas KEARNEY and Helen CHESSER 12 February 1866, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

He was 30 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.
1867 Birth of Child
Sarah KEARNEY was born 13 February 1867, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

Thomas was 31 years old.
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.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1914 Death
29 January 1914
Bonaventure, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 78.
Added: 10/12/2021 4:40:27 PM - Updated: 10/12/2021 4:44:44 PM

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