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flag female ancestor  Rosalie  MELANSON

Born
9 September 1802 Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 9 September 1802 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Paternal grandparents: Amand MELANSON , Marie Anne LEBLANC


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Rosalie  married  Joseph Josué POTHIER abt. 1821 in Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph Josué POTHIER  was born 26 February 1797 in Lower Eel Brook, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Joseph Josué died 11 September 1876 in Tusket, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Joseph Josué was the child of Jean Baptiste POTHIER and Anne Esther MIUS D'ENTREMONT.

Rosalie MELANSON died abt. 1888 in St Marie Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Rosalie MELANSON married flag male ancestor Joseph Josué POTHIER
Marriage date: abt. 1821
Marriage place: Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Joseph Josué POTHIER was the child of Jean Baptiste POTHIER and Anne Esther MIUS D'ENTREMONT

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BirthBirth — 1802
9 September 1802
Digby, Nova Scotia, 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
1830 Birth of Child
Marie Elizabeth POTHIER was born 2 November 1830, Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Rosalie was 28 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.
marriage1857 Marriage of Child
Marie Elizabeth POTHIER married 1 September 1857, , Nova Scotia, Canada to Lezin Valentin POTHIER
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
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1876 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph Josué POTHIER died 11 September 1876, Tusket, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 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.
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