Marguerite
BOURGEOIS
Born
6 April 1839
,
New Brunswick, Canada
Died
21 March 1900
,
Upper Aboujagne, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Born: 6 April 1839 in New Brunswick, Canada
Father:
Thaddee BOURGEOIS
Mother:
Marie GAUDET
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Joseph DRISDELLE 24 October 1858 in Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph DRISDELLE was born 19 April 1833 in Barachois, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Joseph died 22 April 1888 in Haute-Aboujagane, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Joseph was the child of David DRISDEL and Marie GAUDET.
Marguerite BOURGEOIS died 21 March 1900 in Upper Aboujagne, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Marguerite BOURGEOIS
Marguerite BOURGEOIS married 
Joseph DRISDELLE
Marriage date: 24 October 1858
Marriage place: Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Joseph DRISDELLE was the child of David DRISDEL and Marie GAUDET
Joseph DRISDELLEMarriage date: 24 October 1858
Marriage place: Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Joseph DRISDELLE was the child of David DRISDEL 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 — 18396 April 1839
New Brunswick, Canada
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 / PartnerMarguerite BOURGEOIS and Joseph DRISDELLE 24 October 1858, Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
She was 19 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
Marguerite was 34 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.
1888 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph DRISDELLE died 22 April 1888, Haute-Aboujagane, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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 CanadaDeath — 190021 March 1900
Upper Aboujagne, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
She died at the age of 60.
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