Michel
CHALIFOUX
Born
4 September 1821
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
Died
11 November 1908
,
Sorel, Québec, Canada
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Michel CHALIFOUX was born 4 September 1821 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Michel CHALIFOUX was the child of Michel CHALIFOUX and Judith PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles CHALIFOUX and Marie-Louise DUMAS (maternal) Pierre PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie ROCHEREAU dite LESPERANCESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Sophie COURNOYER 2 June 1857 in Sorel, Canada East . Sophie COURNOYER was born 23 November 1822 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Sophie died 22 December 1864 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Sophie was the child of Louis HUS COURNOYER and Theotiste HUS COURNOYER.
Michel CHALIFOUX died 11 November 1908 in Sorel, Québec, 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.
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Family and Children of Michel CHALIFOUX
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Sophie COURNOYER-- Date: 2 June 1857 Place: Sorel, Canada East
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Sophie COURNOYER was the child of Louis HUS COURNOYER and Theotiste HUS COURNOYER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Sophie COURNOYER-- Date: 2 June 1857 Place: Sorel, Canada East See marriage record for Michel CHALIFOUX and Sophie COURNOYERSophie COURNOYER was the child of Louis HUS COURNOYER and Theotiste HUS COURNOYER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1821 Birth 4 September 1821
Sorel, Lower Canada
1830 - 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)
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.
1857 Marriage / PartnerMichel CHALIFOUX and Sophie COURNOYER 2 June 1857, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 35 years old.
1864 Death of Spouse/PartnerSophie COURNOYER died 22 December 1864, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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 - 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. 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 Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1908 Death 11 November 1908
Sorel, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 87.
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