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flag female ancestor  Clarisse  MARCHAND

Born
11 September 1834 Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died
Clarisse  married  Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY 1 February 1853 in St-Ferdinand d'Halifax, Mégantic, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY  was born 21 January 1829 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .  Jean-Baptiste died 11 May 1917 in Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada . 

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Clarisse  married  Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY 1 February 1853 in St-Ferdinand d'Halifax, Mégantic, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY  was born 21 January 1829 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .  Jean-Baptiste died 11 May 1917 in Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada . 

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Clarisse MARCHAND

Children of Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY and Clarisse MARCHAND

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Eleonore TANGUAY
Born: 4 February 1855, Saint-Ferdinand, Mégantic, Canada East
Died: 19 March 1928, Black Lake, L'Amiante, Québec, Canada

Married: Simeon TALBOT 28 February 1876

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1834
11 September 1834
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
marriage1853 Marriage / Partner
Clarisse MARCHAND and Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY 1 February 1853, St-Ferdinand d'Halifax, Mégantic, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1855 Birth of Child
Eleonore TANGUAY was born 4 February 1855, Saint-Ferdinand, Mégantic, Québec, Canada

Clarisse was 20 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1917 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY died 11 May 1917, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Alphonse-de-Thetford) (Kingsville)
DeathDeath — 1918
10 October 1918
Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 84.
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