Philomene
DEMERS
(b.
23 February 1840
,
Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Lower Canada
d.
15 December 1906
,
Plantagenet, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada
)
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Philomene DEMERS was born 23 February 1840 in Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Lower Canada
Philomene DEMERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Marguerite GEMME (JAMMES) dite CARRIERE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eustache DEMERS and Marguerite BREYER dite ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) (maternal) Ambroise GEMME (JAMMES) dit CARRIERE and Marie-Rose PILONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Philomene married Octave GIROUX 9 November 1857 in Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Octave GIROUX was born 17 July 1835 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Octave died 24 September 1866 in Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Octave was the child of Joseph GIROUX and Marguerite MONDERIE (MONDARY).
Philomene DEMERS died 15 December 1906 in Plantagenet, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Philomene DEMERS
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Octave GIROUX-- Date: 9 November 1857 Place: Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East
Octave GIROUX was the child of Joseph GIROUX and Marguerite MONDERIE (MONDARY)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Octave GIROUX and Philomene DEMERS:
Octave GIROUX (b.16 November 1858, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East d. 23 December 1941, St-Arsène, Montréal, Quebec, Canada)
m. Celina PARADIS 19 November 1877 in Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Québec, Canada
Octave GIROUX-- Date: 9 November 1857 Place: Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada EastOctave GIROUX was the child of Joseph GIROUX and Marguerite MONDERIE (MONDARY)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Octave GIROUX and Philomene DEMERS:
Octave GIROUX (b.16 November 1858, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East d. 23 December 1941, St-Arsène, Montréal, Quebec, Canada)m. Celina PARADIS 19 November 1877 in Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Québec, Canada
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1840 Birth 23 February 1840
Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Lower Canada
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Marriage / PartnerPhilomene DEMERS and Octave GIROUX 9 November 1857, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Québec, Canada
She was 17 years old.
1858 Birth of ChildOctave GIROUX was born 16 November 1858, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Québec, Canada
Philomene was 18 years old.
1866 Death of Spouse/PartnerOctave GIROUX died 24 September 1866, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Québec, Canada
1867 - 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 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1877 Marriage of ChildOctave GIROUX married 19 November 1877, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Québec, Canada to Celina PARADIS
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England1906 Death 15 December 1906
Plantagenet, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 66.
Added: 10/25/2021 2:44:02 PM
- Updated: 10/28/2021 12:59:44 PM
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