Marie
LAPOINTE
Born
abt. 1810
,
Northwest Territories, Canada
Died
25 March 1890
,
Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
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Born: abt. 1810 in Northwest Territories, Canada
Father:
Antoine-Augustin LAPOINTE
Mother:
Charlotte Larodove GLINEAU
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA 27 December 1837 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA was born abt. 1795 in Red River, Manitoba, Canada. Joseph died 30 January 1896 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph PAQUIN and Marguerite PICHE.
Marie LAPOINTE died 25 March 1890 in Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Marie LAPOINTE
Marie LAPOINTE married 
Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA
Marriage date: 27 December 1837
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Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA was the child of Joseph PAQUIN and Marguerite PICHE
Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHAMarriage date: 27 December 1837
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Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA was the child of Joseph PAQUIN and Marguerite PICHE
Children of Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA and Marie LAPOINTE
Elizabeth "Betsy" POCHABorn: July 1859, High Bluff Parish, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 22 May 1920, Lindsay, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: 22 May 1920, Lindsay, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Married: William Herbert FOULDS 27 August 1879
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1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1837 Marriage / PartnerMarie LAPOINTE and Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA 27 December 1837,
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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.
1859 Birth of ChildElizabeth "Betsy" POCHA was born July 1859, High Bluff Parish, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, 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 - 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.
Death — 189025 March 1890
Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
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Last updated: 12/6/2025 5:24:44 PM
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