Germain
DOIRON
Born
17 February 1816
,
Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
5 August 1899
,
Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Born: 17 February 1816 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
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Germain married Genevieve GIONAIS 26 November 1843 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve GIONAIS was born 26 May 1820 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.
Germain DOIRON died 5 August 1899 in Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Germain DOIRON
Germain DOIRON married 
Genevieve GIONAIS
Marriage date: 26 November 1843
Marriage place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Genevieve GIONAISMarriage date: 26 November 1843
Marriage place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Children of Germain DOIRON and Genevieve GIONAIS
Marie DOIRONBorn: abt. 1857, Newport, Gaspé-Ouest, Canada East
Died: 24 April 1911, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Died: 24 April 1911, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Married: Michel BEAUCHAMP 20 November 1883
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Birth — 181617 February 1816
Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
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 England1837 - 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)
1843 Marriage / PartnerGermain DOIRON and Genevieve GIONAIS 26 November 1843, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
He was 27 years old.
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.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
Death — 18995 August 1899
Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 83.
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