flag male ancestor  Jules  VILLENEUVE

  (b. 1 August 1816 La Malbaie, Lower Canada   d. 12 December 1890 Roberval, Québec, Canada )  

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Jules VILLENEUVE was born 1 August 1816 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Jules VILLENEUVE was the child of Louis VILLENEUVE   and   Marie LESSARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Basile AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE and Felicite COTE (maternal)  Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC and Marie-Catherine COUTURIER

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Jules  married  Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 17 February 1835 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE  was born 23 May 1817 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  Zenobie died 22 November 1867 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay).  Zenobie was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Felicite CLAVEAU.

Jules VILLENEUVE died 12 December 1890 in Roberval, Québec, 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 Jules VILLENEUVE

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Jules VILLENEUVE married flag female ancestor Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE-- Date: 17 February 1835 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Felicite CLAVEAU




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Children of Jules VILLENEUVE and Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE:

flag female ancestor Louise VILLENEUVE (b.5 May 1846, Chicoutimi, Canada East   d. 16 December 1929, Roberval, Québec, Canada )
m. Louis TREMBLAY 26 April 1895



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birth1816 Birth
1 August 1816
La Malbaie, 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
marriage1835 Marriage / Partner
Jules VILLENEUVE and Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 17 February 1835, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 18 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)
1846 Birth of Child
Louise VILLENEUVE was born 5 May 1846, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Jules was 29 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.
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
1867 Death of Spouse/Partner
Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE died 22 November 1867, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
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
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
death1890 Death
12 December 1890
Roberval, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 10/25/2024 2:02:59 PM - Updated: 10/25/2024 2:04:36 PM

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