flag male ancestor  Charles  RIEL

  (b. 14 October 1823 La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 5 August 1867 St-Michel-Archange, Napierville, Quebec, Canada )  

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Charles RIEL was born 14 October 1823 in La Prairie, Lower Canada

Charles RIEL was the child of Antoine RIEL   and   Angelique-Judith AUPRY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Francois RIEL and Marie-Louise LEMIEUX (maternal)  Denis AUPRY and Isabelle LEFORT

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Charles  married  Scholastique GIROUX 8 August 1848 in Saint-Rémi, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Scholastique GIROUX  was born abt. 1831 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Scholastique died 8 May 1892 in Marquette, Michigan, USA.  Scholastique was the child of François GIROUX and Angelique GERVAIS.

Charles RIEL died 5 August 1867 in St-Michel-Archange, Napierville, Quebec, 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 Charles RIEL

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Charles RIEL married flag female ancestor Scholastique GIROUX-- Date: 8 August 1848 Place: Saint-Rémi, Canada East
Scholastique GIROUX was the child of François GIROUX and Angelique GERVAIS




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Children of Charles RIEL and Scholastique GIROUX:

flag photo of Marie Olivine RIEL  Marie Olivine RIEL (b.8 June 1858, St. Michel Archange, Napierville, Quebec, Canada  d. 5 March 1911, Marquette, Michigan, USA)
m. Antoine BEAUDRY 1 November 1875 in Marquette, Michigan, USA



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birth1823 Birth
14 October 1823
La Prairie, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
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)
marriage1848 Marriage / Partner
Charles RIEL and Scholastique GIROUX 8 August 1848, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)

He was 24 years old.
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.
1858 Birth of Child
Marie Olivine RIEL was born 8 June 1858, St. Michel Archange, Napierville, Quebec, Canada

Charles was 34 years old.
death1867 Death
5 August 1867
St-Michel-Archange, Napierville, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 43.
Added: 5/23/2024 4:37:22 PM - Updated: 5/23/2024 4:39:28 PM

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