Charles
LEGER
Born
10 August 1831
,
Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
10 August 1897
,
Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents & Family of Charles LEGER
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Born: 10 August 1831 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Father:
Fabien LEGER
Mother:
Marie Marguerite HACHE
Paternal grandparents:
Cyrille LEGER
, Marie Vénérande SAVOIE
Maternal grandparents:
Isaac HACHE dit GALLANT
, Madeleine THIBODEAU
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Caroline LEGER 11 January 1854 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Caroline LEGER was born 15 April 1833 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Caroline died 10 March 1902 in Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Caroline was the child of Joseph Jean Charles LEGER and Marguerite THERIAULT.
Charles LEGER died 10 August 1897 in Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Charles LEGER
Charles LEGER married 
Caroline LEGER
Marriage date: 11 January 1854
Marriage place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Caroline LEGER was the child of Joseph Jean Charles LEGER and Marguerite THERIAULT
Caroline LEGERMarriage date: 11 January 1854
Marriage place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Caroline LEGER was the child of Joseph Jean Charles LEGER and Marguerite THERIAULT
Children of Charles LEGER and Caroline LEGER
Marie LEGERBorn: 19 October 1854, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 27 November 1919,
Died: 27 November 1919,
Married: Auguste (Augustin) POULIN (PAULIN) 27 January 1884 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Sara LEGERBorn: 31 December 1855, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 4 March 1915,
Died: 4 March 1915,
Armand LEGERBorn: 26 July 1857, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 7 December 1874,
Died: 7 December 1874,
Fabien LEGERBorn: 6 April 1859, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Felix LEGERBorn: 23 October 1860, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 13 May 1898, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 13 May 1898, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Henriette LEGERBorn: abt. 1862, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 10 January 1899,
Died: 10 January 1899,
Marguerite LEGERBorn: 27 May 1864, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1947,
Died: abt. 1947,
Marie Victorine LEGERBorn: 7 June 1866, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 11 July 1887, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 11 July 1887, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Joseph Martin LEGERBorn: 13 November 1868, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 24 April 1917, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 24 April 1917, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Maxime Eustache LEGERBorn: 24 September 1870, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marie Veronique LEGERBorn: 17 February 1873, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 2 August 1895, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 2 August 1895, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Caroline LEGERBorn: 4 March 1875, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marie Anne LEGERBorn: 5 December 1877, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
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Birth — 183110 August 1831
Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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.
1854 Marriage / PartnerCharles LEGER and Caroline LEGER 11 January 1854, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
He was 22 years old.
1854 Birth of ChildMarie LEGER was born 19 October 1854, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 23 years old.
1855 Birth of ChildSara LEGER was born 31 December 1855, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 24 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1857 Birth of ChildArmand LEGER was born 26 July 1857, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 25 years old.
1859 Birth of ChildFabien LEGER was born 6 April 1859, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 27 years old.
1860 Birth of ChildFelix LEGER was born 23 October 1860, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 29 years old.
1864 Birth of ChildMarguerite LEGER was born 27 May 1864, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 32 years old.
1866 Birth of ChildMarie Victorine LEGER was born 7 June 1866, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 34 years old.
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.
1868 Birth of ChildJoseph Martin LEGER was born 13 November 1868, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 37 years old.
1870 Birth of ChildMaxime Eustache LEGER was born 24 September 1870, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 39 years old.
1873 Birth of ChildMarie Veronique LEGER was born 17 February 1873, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 41 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1875 Birth of ChildCaroline LEGER was born 4 March 1875, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 43 years old.
1877 Birth of ChildMarie Anne LEGER was born 5 December 1877, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 46 years old.
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)
1884 Marriage of ChildMarie LEGER married 27 January 1884, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Auguste (Augustin) POULIN (PAULIN)
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.
1887 Death of ChildMarie Victorine LEGER died 11 July 1887, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Charles was 55 years old.
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 Canada1895 Death of ChildMarie Veronique LEGER died 2 August 1895, Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles was 64 years old.
1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of CanadaDeath — 189710 August 1897
Paquetville, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 66.
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