Modeste
LECLERC
Etienne DESGAGNES Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Modeste's Québec records.
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Birth — 1788
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1804 Marriage / Partner1806 Birth of Child1810 Birth of Child1812 Birth of Child1813 Birth of Child1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Birth of Child
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1826 Birth of Child1827 Marriage of Child1828 Marriage of Child1829 Marriage of Child1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1835 Marriage of Child1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1842 Marriage of Child
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England) 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1853 Marriage of Child1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1855 Death of Spouse/PartnerDeath — 1856View charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.
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