flag female ancestor  Helen  CHESSER

  (b. 12 February 1841 Carleton-sur-Mer, Canada East   d. 17 April 1925 Bonaventure, Québec, Canada )  

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Helen CHESSER was born 12 February 1841 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Canada East

Helen CHESSER was the child of Patrick CHESSER   and   Helene HICKEY

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Helen  married  Thomas KEARNEY 12 February 1866 in Bonaventure, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas KEARNEY  was born 11 May 1835 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure).  Thomas died 29 January 1914 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure).  Thomas was the child of Patrick KEARNEY and Catherine ENRIGHT.

Helen CHESSER died 17 April 1925 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 Helen CHESSER

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




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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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birth1841 Birth
12 February 1841
Carleton-sur-Mer, Canada East
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
Helen CHESSER and Thomas KEARNEY 12 February 1866, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

She was 25 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)

Helen was 26 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
1914 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas KEARNEY died 29 January 1914, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)
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
death1925 Death
17 April 1925
Bonaventure, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 84.
Added: 10/12/2021 4:41:03 PM - Updated: 10/12/2021 4:42:23 PM

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