Simon
BLACKBURN
Born
15 December 1818
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
5 September 1897
,
Canada
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Simon BLACKBURN was born 15 December 1818 in Québec Province, Canada
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Hugh Augustin BLACKBURN and Genevieve GAGNON (maternal) Louis HERVE (HARVEY) and Catherine PERRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Simon married Louise LABERGE 20 July 1847 in La Baie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise LABERGE was born abt. 1832 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louise died 22 June 1874 in Canada. Louise was the child of Damase LABERGE and Marie-Anne SIMARD.
Simon BLACKBURN died 5 September 1897 in 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.
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Louise LABERGE-- Date: 20 July 1847 Place: La Baie, Canada East
Louise LABERGE was the child of Damase LABERGE and Marie-Anne SIMARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Louise LABERGE-- Date: 20 July 1847 Place: La Baie, Canada East Louise LABERGE was the child of Damase LABERGE and Marie-Anne SIMARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1818 Birth 15 December 1818
Québec Province, Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1847 Marriage / PartnerSimon BLACKBURN and Louise LABERGE 20 July 1847, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)
He was 28 years old.
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.
1873 Marriage of ChildMarie BLACKBURN married 7 July 1873, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Thomas TREMBLAY
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1874 Death of Spouse/PartnerLouise LABERGE died 22 June 1874, , Canada
1878 - 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. 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 Canada1897 Death 5 September 1897
Canada
He died at the age of 78.
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