Albert
POIRIER
(b.
10 November 1826
,
Prince Edward Island, Canada
d.
22 February 1900
,
Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
)
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Albert POIRIER was born 10 November 1826 in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Albert POIRIER was the child of Raphael POIRIER and Edesse ARSENAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Albert married Helene GALLANT 14 October 1851 in Egmont Bay, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helene GALLANT was born 9 August 1831 in Miscouche, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Helene died 20 July 1902 in Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada. Helene was the child of Amand Laurent GALLANT and Judith POIRIER.
Albert POIRIER died 22 February 1900 in Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada.
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Family and Children of Albert POIRIER
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Helene GALLANT-- Date: 14 October 1851 Place: Egmont Bay, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Helene GALLANT was the child of Amand Laurent GALLANT and Judith POIRIER
Children of Albert POIRIER and Helene GALLANT:
Joseph POIRIER (b.27 November 1859, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Rachel DOIRON 6 February 1894
Helene GALLANT-- Date: 14 October 1851 Place: Egmont Bay, Prince, Prince Edward Island, CanadaHelene GALLANT was the child of Amand Laurent GALLANT and Judith POIRIER
Children of Albert POIRIER and Helene GALLANT:
Joseph POIRIER (b.27 November 1859, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. , )m. Marie-Rachel DOIRON 6 February 1894
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1826 Birth 10 November 1826
Prince Edward Island, 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)
1851 Marriage / PartnerAlbert POIRIER and Helene GALLANT 14 October 1851, Egmont Bay, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
He was 24 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1859 Birth of ChildJoseph POIRIER was born 27 November 1859, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Albert was 33 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 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 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 Canada
1900 Death 22 February 1900
Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 73.
Added: 10/13/2025 6:23:24 PM
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