flag male ancestor  Francois  DION

  (b. 1 August 1804 Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada   d. 27 December 1860 St-Arsène, Canada )  

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Francois DION was born 1 August 1804 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Francois DION was the child of Jean-Baptiste DION   and   Francoise LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste GUYON (DION) and Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE) (maternal)  Louis-Augustin LEMIEUX and Monique BERNIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois  married  Mathilde BERUBE 6 August 1833 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mathilde BERUBE  was born 16 November 1807 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse).  Mathilde died 18 September 1878 in St-Arsène, Canada.  Mathilde was the child of Pierre BERUBE and Marthe BOUCHER.

Francois DION died 27 December 1860 in St-Arsène, 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.

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Family and Children of Francois DION

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Francois DION married flag female ancestor Mathilde BERUBE-- Date: 6 August 1833 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Mathilde BERUBE was the child of Pierre BERUBE and Marthe BOUCHER




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Children of Francois DION and Mathilde BERUBE:

flag female ancestor Mathile DION (b.2 September 1835, Kamouraska, Lower Canada   d. 16 September 1911, St-Hubert, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada)
m. Etienne TREMBLAY 7 March 1859 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)



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birth1804 Birth
1 August 1804
Cap-St-Ignace, 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
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1833 Marriage / Partner
Francois DION and Mathilde BERUBE 6 August 1833, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.
1835 Birth of Child
Mathile DION was born 2 September 1835, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois was 31 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.
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.
marriage1859 Marriage of Child
Mathile DION married 7 March 1859, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice) to Etienne TREMBLAY
death1860 Death
27 December 1860
St-Arsène, Canada

He died at the age of 56.
Added: 7/3/2024 9:59:09 AM - Updated: 7/3/2024 10:03:59 AM

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