Emilie
GENEST
Born
25 May 1827
,
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
Died
2 October 1901
,
Saint-Apollinaire, Québec, Canada
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Born: 25 May 1827 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
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Emilie married Janvier BOUCHER 22 January 1856 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Janvier BOUCHER was born 23 July 1834 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Janvier died 25 July 1889 in Saint-Apollinaire, Québec, Canada.
Emilie GENEST died 2 October 1901 in Saint-Apollinaire, 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 Emilie GENEST
Emilie GENEST married 
Janvier BOUCHER
Marriage date: 22 January 1856
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Janvier BOUCHERMarriage date: 22 January 1856
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Janvier BOUCHER and Emilie GENEST
Marie-Vitaline BOUCHERBorn: 24 December 1863, Saint-Apollinaire, Canada East
Died: 4 April 1887, Saint-Apollinaire, Québec, Canada
Died: 4 April 1887, Saint-Apollinaire, Québec, Canada
Married: Joseph Jean BERGERON 22 January 1883
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Birth — 182725 May 1827
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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.
1856 Marriage / PartnerEmilie GENEST and Janvier BOUCHER 22 January 1856, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
She was 28 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1863 Birth of ChildMarie-Vitaline BOUCHER was born 24 December 1863, Saint-Apollinaire, Québec, Canada
Emilie was 36 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)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
1887 Death of ChildMarie-Vitaline BOUCHER died 4 April 1887, Saint-Apollinaire, Québec, Canada
Emilie was 59 years old.
1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1889 Death of Spouse/PartnerJanvier BOUCHER died 25 July 1889, Saint-Apollinaire, Québec, Canada
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 CanadaDeath — 19012 October 1901
Saint-Apollinaire, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 74.
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