Thomas
FOSTER
Born
13 February 1851
,
La Malbaie, Canada East
Died
8 February 1906
,
St-Siméon, Quebec, Canada
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Born: 13 February 1851 in La Malbaie, Canada East
Father:
Jacques FOSTER
Mother:
Ide BOUDREAU
Paternal grandparents:
John Jean FOSTER (FORTIN)
, Catherine SIMARD
Maternal grandparents:
Germain BOUDREAU
, Agnès TREMBLAY
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Aurore TREMBLAY 15 April 1872 in Saint-Fidèle, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Aurore TREMBLAY was born abt. 1850 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Aurore was the child of Theophile TREMBLAY and Seraphine GUERIN.
Thomas FOSTER died 8 February 1906 in St-Siméon, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Thomas FOSTER
Thomas FOSTER married 
Aurore TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 15 April 1872
Marriage place: Saint-Fidèle, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
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Aurore TREMBLAY was the child of Theophile TREMBLAY and Seraphine GUERIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Aurore TREMBLAYMarriage date: 15 April 1872
Marriage place: Saint-Fidèle, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
See marriage record for Thomas FOSTER and Aurore TREMBLAYAurore TREMBLAY was the child of Theophile TREMBLAY and Seraphine GUERIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Thomas FOSTER and Aurore TREMBLAY
Valentine FOSTERBorn: 26 March 1888, Saint-Siméon, Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Edouard TREMBLAY 20 June 1906
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Birth — 185113 February 1851
La Malbaie, Canada East
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - 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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1872 Marriage / PartnerThomas FOSTER and Aurore TREMBLAY 15 April 1872, Saint-Fidèle, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
He was 21 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1888 Birth of ChildValentine FOSTER was born 26 March 1888, Saint-Siméon, Québec, Canada (St-Simeon)
Thomas was 37 years old.
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Death — 19068 February 1906
St-Siméon, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 55.
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