Sophie
MATHE
Born
1 March 1816
,
Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
21 May 1905
,
Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 1 March 1816 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
Alexandre MATHE
Mother:
Ursule BRIAND
Paternal grandparents:
Alexandre MATHE
, Marie Jeanne BENOIT
Maternal grandparents:
Francois-Celestin BRIAND
, Francoise D'ORLY
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Sophie married Augustus DECOSTE abt. 1839 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustus DECOSTE was born 22 September 1812 in Cape Jack, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Augustus died 28 April 1867 in Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Augustus was the child of Felicien CORTE and Marie LANGLOIS.
Sophie MATHE died 21 May 1905 in Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Sophie MATHE
Sophie MATHE married 
Augustus DECOSTE
Marriage date: abt. 1839
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Augustus DECOSTE was the child of Felicien CORTE and Marie LANGLOIS
Augustus DECOSTEMarriage date: abt. 1839
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Augustus DECOSTE was the child of Felicien CORTE and Marie LANGLOIS
Children of Augustus DECOSTE and Sophie MATHE
Frederick DECOSTEBorn: 22 September 1842, Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marguerite BEGIN 29 January 1866
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Birth — 18161 March 1816
Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 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 England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1842 Birth of ChildFrederick DECOSTE was born 22 September 1842, Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sophie was 26 years old.
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 Death of Spouse/PartnerAugustus DECOSTE died 28 April 1867, Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 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. 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 — 190521 May 1905
Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 89.
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