Marguerite
COURCHESNE
Born
6 June 1817
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died
24 January 1892
,
Danville, Richmond, Québec, Canada
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Born: 6 June 1817 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
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Marguerite married Felix CONNOLLY 9 April 1839 in Drummondville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felix CONNOLLY was born 5 April 1816 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Felix died 23 April 1884 in Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-Fulgence-de-Durham).
Marguerite COURCHESNE died 24 January 1892 in Danville, Richmond, 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 Marguerite COURCHESNE
Marguerite COURCHESNE married 
Felix CONNOLLY
Marriage date: 9 April 1839
Marriage place: Drummondville, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Felix CONNOLLYMarriage date: 9 April 1839
Marriage place: Drummondville, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Felix CONNOLLY and Marguerite COURCHESNE
Marie Emma CONNOLLYBorn: 25 March 1849, St-Frédéric Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada
Died: 1 January 1921, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada
Died: 1 January 1921, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada
Married: Ludger CAYA 13 October 1896
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Birth — 18176 June 1817
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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 / PartnerMarguerite COURCHESNE and Felix CONNOLLY 9 April 1839, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)
She was 21 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
Marguerite was 31 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 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Death of Spouse/PartnerFelix CONNOLLY died 23 April 1884, Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-Fulgence-de-Durham)
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 CanadaDeath — 189224 January 1892
Danville, Richmond, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 74.
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