Rosalie
DUBOIS
Born
23 July 1835
,
Dover, Kent, Upper Canada
Died
3 May 1905
,
Pain Court, Ontario, Canada
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Born: 23 July 1835 in Dover, Kent, Upper Canada
Father:
Hyacinthe DUBOIS
Mother:
Rosalie Sophie FAUBERT
Paternal grandparents:
Hyacinthe DUBOIS dit JOLICOEUR
, Genevieve CARDINAL
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste FAUBERT
, Susanne PELTIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rosalie married Guillaume "William" STERLING 16 October 1851 in Chatham-Kent, Canada West . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Guillaume "William" STERLING was born 13 January 1831 in Pain Court, Ontario, Canada (Dover South). Guillaume "William" died 27 September 1885 in Pain Court, Ontario, Canada (Dover South). Guillaume "William" was the child of Alexandre William STERLING and Catherine SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE.
Rosalie DUBOIS died 3 May 1905 in Pain Court, Ontario, Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Rosalie DUBOIS
Rosalie DUBOIS married 
Guillaume "William" STERLING
Marriage date: 16 October 1851
Marriage place: Chatham-Kent, Canada West
Guillaume "William" STERLING was the child of Alexandre William STERLING and Catherine SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE
Guillaume "William" STERLINGMarriage date: 16 October 1851
Marriage place: Chatham-Kent, Canada West
Guillaume "William" STERLING was the child of Alexandre William STERLING and Catherine SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE
Children of Guillaume "William" STERLING and Rosalie DUBOIS
Sophia Emily STERLINGBorn: 18 May 1854, Dover, Kent, Canada West
Died: 25 August 1926, Dover, Kent, Ontario, Canada
Died: 25 August 1926, Dover, Kent, Ontario, Canada
Married: Pierre FAUBERT 5 August 1872
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Birth — 183523 July 1835
Dover, Kent, Upper Canada
1837 - 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 / PartnerRosalie DUBOIS and Guillaume "William" STERLING 16 October 1851, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
She was 16 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.1854 Birth of ChildSophia Emily STERLING was born 18 May 1854, Dover, Kent, Ontario, Canada
Rosalie was 18 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 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 Death of Spouse/PartnerGuillaume "William" STERLING died 27 September 1885, Pain Court, Ontario, Canada (Dover South)
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 Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of EnglandDeath — 19053 May 1905
Pain Court, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 69.
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