Boniface
MEUNIER
Born
abt. 1818
,
Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
29 December 1888
,
West Arichat, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: abt. 1818 in Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Boniface married Virginie THERIAULT 30 January 1842 in Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Virginie THERIAULT was born abt. 1824 in Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada. Virginie died 28 November 1910 in West Arichat, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Boniface MEUNIER died 29 December 1888 in West Arichat, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Boniface MEUNIER married 
Virginie THERIAULT
Marriage date: 30 January 1842
Marriage place: Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada
Virginie THERIAULTMarriage date: 30 January 1842
Marriage place: Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Boniface MEUNIER and Virginie THERIAULT
Catherine MEUNIERBorn: abt. 1855, Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 23 May 1940, West Arichat, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 23 May 1940, West Arichat, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Peter FOUGERE 1882
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1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - 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
1842 Marriage / PartnerBoniface MEUNIER and Virginie THERIAULT 30 January 1842, Arichat, Nova Scotia, 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.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.
Death — 188829 December 1888
West Arichat, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
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