Louis
DANSEREAU
Born
13 August 1826
,
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died
1 January 1885
,
Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada
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Born: 13 August 1826 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
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Louis married Louise RIENDEAU 22 November 1858 in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Shefford, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise RIENDEAU was born abt. 1838
Louis DANSEREAU died 1 January 1885 in Roxton Falls, 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.
Spouse & Children of Louis DANSEREAU
Louis DANSEREAU married 
Louise RIENDEAU
Marriage date: 22 November 1858
Marriage place: Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Shefford, Quebec, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Louise RIENDEAUMarriage date: 22 November 1858
Marriage place: Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Shefford, Quebec, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis DANSEREAU and Louise RIENDEAU
Phelanise Celonise DANSEREAUBorn: 18 September 1864, St. Samuel de Horton, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Alexis-Alexandre CHAMPAGNE 8 January 1886 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 182613 August 1826
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 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)
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 / PartnerLouis DANSEREAU and Louise RIENDEAU 22 November 1858, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Shefford, Quebec, Canada
He was 32 years old.
1864 Birth of ChildPhelanise Celonise DANSEREAU was born 18 September 1864, St. Samuel de Horton, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada
Louis was 38 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 - 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)
Death — 18851 January 1885
Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 58.
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