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flag male ancestor  Francois  DROUIN

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Died
18 December 1885 St-André-Avellin, Canada
Francois  married  Marguerite BRAZEAU 20 January 1823 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BRAZEAU  was born 28 March 1804 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .  Marguerite died 15 May 1881 in St-André-Avellin, Canada.  Marguerite was the child of Francois-Amable BRAZEAU and Marguerite SICARD .

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Francois  married  Marguerite BRAZEAU 20 January 1823 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BRAZEAU  was born 28 March 1804 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .  Marguerite died 15 May 1881 in St-André-Avellin, Canada.  Marguerite was the child of Francois-Amable BRAZEAU and Marguerite SICARD.

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Children of Francois DROUIN and Marguerite BRAZEAU


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1802
4 February 1802
Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1823 Marriage / Partner
Francois DROUIN and Marguerite BRAZEAU 20 January 1823, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1831 Birth of Child
Louis DROUIN was born 28 April 1831, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

Francois was 29 years old.
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.
marriage1852 Marriage of Child
Louis DROUIN married 13 September 1852, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East to Mathilde (Domithilde) DEGUIRE
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.
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.
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
1881 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite BRAZEAU died 15 May 1881, St-André-Avellin, Canada
DeathDeath — 1885
18 December 1885
St-André-Avellin, Canada
He died at the age of 83.
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