Alexandre-Alexis
DUNN
Born
17 May 1823
,
Percé, Lower Canada
Died
24 February 1886
,
Cap-d' Espoir, Rocher-Percé, Québec, Canada
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Alexandre-Alexis DUNN was born 17 May 1823 in Percé, Lower Canada
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Alexandre-Alexis married Margaret Catherine CAHILL 28 November 1850 in Percé, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret Catherine CAHILL was born abt. 1832 Margaret Catherine died 7 January 1871 in Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach).
Alexandre-Alexis DUNN died 24 February 1886 in Cap-d' Espoir, Rocher-Percé, 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.
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Margaret Catherine CAHILL-- Date: 28 November 1850 Place: Percé, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Margaret Catherine CAHILL-- Date: 28 November 1850 Place: Percé, Canada East Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Alexandre-Alexis DUNN and Margaret Catherine CAHILL
Genevieve Jane DUNNE (b.26 September 1856, Grand Riviere, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada d. 29 January 1926, Grand Riviere, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada)m. Clement HOGAN 14 January 1880
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1823 Birth 17 May 1823
Percé, 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 / PartnerAlexandre-Alexis DUNN and Margaret Catherine CAHILL 28 November 1850, Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach)
He was 27 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.1856 Birth of ChildGenevieve Jane DUNNE was born 26 September 1856, Grand Riviere, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
Alexandre-Alexis was 33 years old.
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 - 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.
1871 Death of Spouse/PartnerMargaret Catherine CAHILL died 7 January 1871, Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach)
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)1886 Death 24 February 1886
Cap-d' Espoir, Rocher-Percé, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 62.
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