Catherine Bourque
SAULNIER
(b.
10 August 1835
,
Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
19 January 1930
,
Sluice Point, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Catherine Bourque SAULNIER was born 10 August 1835 in Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine Bourque SAULNIER was the child of Celestin SAULNIER and Elizabeth SURETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre Dominique Pitre SAULNIER and Marie Anne MELANSON (maternal) Charles-Henri-Borromée SURETTE and Marie BABINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine Bourque married Frederick MELANSON 12 November 1861 in Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Frederick MELANSON was born 2 March 1834 in Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Frederick died 3 April 1897 in Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Frederick was the child of Etienne Nazaire MELANSON and Marie Anne THIBODEAU.
Catherine Bourque SAULNIER died 19 January 1930 in Sluice Point, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Frederick MELANSON-- Date: 12 November 1861 Place: Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Frederick MELANSON was the child of Etienne Nazaire MELANSON and Marie Anne THIBODEAU
Children of Frederick MELANSON and Catherine Bourque SAULNIER:
Marc MELANSON (b.October 1879, Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )
m. Marie Rose COMEAU 1903
Frederick MELANSON-- Date: 12 November 1861 Place: Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, CanadaFrederick MELANSON was the child of Etienne Nazaire MELANSON and Marie Anne THIBODEAU
Children of Frederick MELANSON and Catherine Bourque SAULNIER:
Marc MELANSON (b.October 1879, Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )m. Marie Rose COMEAU 1903
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1835 Birth 10 August 1835
Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
1837 - 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.
1861 Marriage / PartnerCatherine Bourque SAULNIER and Frederick MELANSON 12 November 1861, Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 26 years old.
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 Canada1879 Birth of ChildMarc MELANSON was born October 1879, Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine Bourque was 44 years old.
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 Canada
1897 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrederick MELANSON died 3 April 1897, Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901 - 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.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1930 Death 19 January 1930
Sluice Point, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 94.
Added: 9/15/2025 4:39:57 PM
- Updated: 11/10/2025 7:18:17 PM
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