Jean-Baptiste
LAFOND
(b.
9 July 1838
,
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
d.
19 May 1916
,
St-Bruno-de-Guigues, Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste LAFOND was born 9 July 1838 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste LAFOND was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Sophie PICHETTE 4 August 1863 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie PICHETTE was born 24 June 1846 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand). Sophie died 26 May 1925 in St-Bruno-de-Guigues, Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada.
Jean-Baptiste LAFOND died 19 May 1916 in St-Bruno-de-Guigues, Témiscamingue, 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste LAFOND
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Sophie PICHETTE-- Date: 4 August 1863 Place: Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste LAFOND and Sophie PICHETTE:
Edouard LAFOND (b.February 12, 1867, La-Pérade, Canada East d. February 21, 1944, La Salle, Manitoba, Canada)
m. Mathilda GOYETTE 20 March 1891
Sophie PICHETTE-- Date: 4 August 1863 Place: Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste LAFOND and Sophie PICHETTE:
Edouard LAFOND (b.February 12, 1867, La-Pérade, Canada East d. February 21, 1944, La Salle, Manitoba, Canada)m. Mathilda GOYETTE 20 March 1891
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1838 Birth 9 July 1838
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower 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.
1863 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste LAFOND and Sophie PICHETTE 4 August 1863, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)
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 Birth of ChildEdouard LAFOND was born February 12, 1867, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.
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 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)
1916 Death 19 May 1916
St-Bruno-de-Guigues, Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 77.
Added: 10/1/2025 1:15:32 PM
- Updated: 10/1/2025 1:16:41 PM
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