Joseph
DECOSSE (DECOSTE)
Born
22 April 1824
,
Rigaud, Lower Canada
Died
18 September 1892
,
Saint-André, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
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Joseph DECOSSE (DECOSTE) was born 22 April 1824 in Rigaud, Lower Canada
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Joseph married Angeline LAROCQUE 17 June 1850 in Rigaud, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angeline LAROCQUE was born abt. 1831 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Joseph DECOSSE (DECOSTE) died 18 September 1892 in Saint-André, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Quebec, 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.
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Angeline LAROCQUE-- Date: 17 June 1850 Place: Rigaud, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Angeline LAROCQUE-- Date: 17 June 1850 Place: Rigaud, Canada East Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1824 Birth 22 April 1824
Rigaud, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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)
1850 Marriage / PartnerJoseph DECOSSE (DECOSTE) and Angeline LAROCQUE 17 June 1850, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)
He was 26 years old.
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.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 ChildMarie-Louise DECOSSE was born 27 January 1867, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)
Joseph was 42 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 Canada
1892 Death 18 September 1892
Saint-André, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 68.
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