Catherine
NOLAN
Born
January 1813
,
Ireland
Died
6 November 1903
,
Halifax Township, Mégantic, Québec, Canada
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Born: January 1813 in Ireland
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Catherine married William BROGAN 2 March 1847 in Lotbinière, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William BROGAN was born abt. 1797 in Ireland. William died 2 September 1884 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Catherine NOLAN died 6 November 1903 in Halifax Township, Mégantic, 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 Catherine NOLAN
Catherine NOLAN married 
William BROGAN
Marriage date: 2 March 1847
Marriage place: Lotbinière, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
William BROGANMarriage date: 2 March 1847
Marriage place: Lotbinière, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of William BROGAN and Catherine NOLAN
Juliana BROGANBorn: 9 December 1855, Saint-Ferdinand, L'Érable, Canada East
Died: 21 January 1941, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 January 1941, , Québec Province, Canada
Married: Joseph-Eugene-Arthur DION 8 March 1886
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Birth — 1813January 1813
Ireland
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)
1847 Marriage / PartnerCatherine NOLAN and William BROGAN 2 March 1847, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)
She was 34 years old.
1855 Birth of ChildJuliana BROGAN was born 9 December 1855, Saint-Ferdinand, L'Érable, Québec, Canada
Catherine was 42 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Death of Spouse/PartnerWilliam BROGAN died 2 September 1884, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
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
Death — 19036 November 1903
Halifax Township, Mégantic, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 90.
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