Joseph-Xavier
LABERGE
Born
18 December 1821
,
St-Clement-de-Beauharnois, Beauharnois, Lower Canada
Died
20 November 1885
,
Saint-Hippolyte, Québec, Canada
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Born: 18 December 1821 in St-Clement-de-Beauharnois, Beauharnois, Lower Canada
Father:
Guillaume LABERGE
Mother:
Francoise LEFEBVRE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Xavier married Sophie SOUCY 17 October 1853 in Beauharnois, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie SOUCY was born abt. 1831 in Beauharnois, Québec, Canada. Sophie died 1 February 1879 in Saint-Hippolyte, Québec, Canada. Sophie was the child of Andre SOUCI (SOUCY) and Catherine BOUCIER dite LAVIGNE.
Joseph-Xavier LABERGE died 20 November 1885 in Saint-Hippolyte, 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.
Spouse & Children of Joseph-Xavier LABERGE
Joseph-Xavier LABERGE married 
Sophie SOUCY
Marriage date: 17 October 1853
Marriage place: Beauharnois, Canada East
Sophie SOUCY was the child of Andre SOUCI (SOUCY) and Catherine BOUCIER dite LAVIGNE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Sophie SOUCYMarriage date: 17 October 1853
Marriage place: Beauharnois, Canada East
Sophie SOUCY was the child of Andre SOUCI (SOUCY) and Catherine BOUCIER dite LAVIGNE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph-Xavier LABERGE and Sophie SOUCY
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Birth — 182118 December 1821
St-Clement-de-Beauharnois, Beauharnois, 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1853 Marriage / PartnerJoseph-Xavier LABERGE and Sophie SOUCY 17 October 1853, Beauharnois, Québec, Canada
He was 31 years old.
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1856 Birth of ChildJoseph LABERGE was born 23 May 1856, Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte)
Joseph-Xavier was 34 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.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1879 Death of Spouse/PartnerSophie SOUCY died 1 February 1879, Saint-Hippolyte, Québec, Canada
1882 Marriage of ChildJoseph LABERGE married 19 September 1882, Saint-Hippolyte, Québec, Canada to Rose Delima VIGNEUX
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death — 188520 November 1885
Saint-Hippolyte, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 63.
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