Felix
CONNOLLY
(b.
5 April 1816
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
d.
23 April 1884
,
Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada
)
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Felix CONNOLLY was born 5 April 1816 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Felix CONNOLLY was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Felix married Marguerite COURCHESNE 9 April 1839 in Drummondville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite COURCHESNE was born 6 June 1817 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite died 24 January 1892 in Danville, Richmond, Québec, Canada.
Felix CONNOLLY died 23 April 1884 in Durham-Sud, 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.
Family and Children of Felix CONNOLLY
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Marguerite COURCHESNE-- Date: 9 April 1839 Place: Drummondville, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Felix CONNOLLY and Marguerite COURCHESNE:
Marie Emma CONNOLLY (b.25 March 1849, St-Frédéric Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada d. 1 January 1921, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )
m. Ludger CAYA 13 October 1896
Marguerite COURCHESNE-- Date: 9 April 1839 Place: Drummondville, Lower Canada Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Felix CONNOLLY and Marguerite COURCHESNE:
Marie Emma CONNOLLY (b.25 March 1849, St-Frédéric Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada d. 1 January 1921, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )m. Ludger CAYA 13 October 1896
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1816 Birth 5 April 1816
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower 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 England
1839 Marriage / PartnerFelix CONNOLLY and Marguerite COURCHESNE 9 April 1839, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)
He was 23 years old.
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)
1849 Birth of ChildMarie Emma CONNOLLY was born 25 March 1849, St-Frédéric Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada
Felix was 32 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.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 Death 23 April 1884
Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 68.
Added: 10/23/2025 1:36:14 PM
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