Joseph
DRISDELLE
Born
19 April 1833
,
Barachois, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
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Born: 19 April 1833 in Barachois, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Father:
David DRISDEL
Mother:
Marie GAUDET
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Joseph married Marguerite BOURGEOIS 24 October 1858 in Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOURGEOIS was born 6 April 1839 in New Brunswick, Canada. Marguerite died 21 March 1900 in Upper Aboujagne, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Thaddee BOURGEOIS and Marie GAUDET.
Joseph DRISDELLE died 22 April 1888 in Haute-Aboujagane, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Joseph DRISDELLE
Joseph DRISDELLE married 
Marguerite BOURGEOIS
Marriage date: 24 October 1858
Marriage place: Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Marguerite BOURGEOIS was the child of Thaddee BOURGEOIS and Marie GAUDET
Marguerite BOURGEOISMarriage date: 24 October 1858
Marriage place: Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Marguerite BOURGEOIS was the child of Thaddee BOURGEOIS and Marie GAUDET
Children of Joseph DRISDELLE and Marguerite BOURGEOIS
Calixte DRISDELLEBorn: 16 August 1873, Haute-Aboujagane, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 26 March 1945, Haute-Aboujagane, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 26 March 1945, Haute-Aboujagane, New Brunswick, Canada
Married: Sarah GALLANT 30 October 1899
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Birth — 183319 April 1833
Barachois, Westmorland, New Brunswick, 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.
1858 Marriage / PartnerJoseph DRISDELLE and Marguerite BOURGEOIS 24 October 1858, Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
He was 25 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 Birth of ChildCalixte DRISDELLE was born 16 August 1873, Haute-Aboujagane, New Brunswick, Canada
Joseph was 40 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.
Death — 188822 April 1888
Haute-Aboujagane, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 55.
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