flag female ancestor  Sophie  PICHETTE

  (b. 24 June 1846 Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East   d. 26 May 1925 St-Bruno-de-Guigues, Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada )  

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Sophie PICHETTE was born 24 June 1846 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East

Sophie PICHETTE was the child of ?   and   ?

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Sophie  married  Jean-Baptiste LAFOND 4 August 1863 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LAFOND  was born 9 July 1838 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand).  Jean-Baptiste died 19 May 1916 in St-Bruno-de-Guigues, Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada. 

Sophie PICHETTE died 26 May 1925 in St-Bruno-de-Guigues, Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada.
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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 Sophie PICHETTE

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Sophie PICHETTE married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste LAFOND-- Date: 4 August 1863 Place: Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East


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Children of Jean-Baptiste LAFOND and Sophie PICHETTE:

flag male ancestor 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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birth1846 Birth
24 June 1846
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East
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.
marriage1863 Marriage / Partner
Sophie PICHETTE and Jean-Baptiste LAFOND 4 August 1863, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

She was 17 years old.
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.
1867 Birth of Child
Edouard LAFOND was born February 12, 1867, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Sophie was 20 years old.
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
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.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention 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.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1916 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAFOND died 19 May 1916, St-Bruno-de-Guigues, Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1925 Death
26 May 1925
St-Bruno-de-Guigues, Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 78.
Added: 10/1/2025 1:16:27 PM - Updated: 10/1/2025 1:16:41 PM

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