Joseph
GOUR
(b.
22 May 1815
,
Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada
d.
30 July 1888
,
Prescott, Ontario, Canada
)
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Joseph GOUR was born 22 May 1815 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada
Joseph GOUR was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Marguerite RIVEST 9 February 1836 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite RIVEST was born 4 October 1818 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite died 27 February 1886 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada.
Joseph GOUR died 30 July 1888 in Prescott, Ontario, 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 Joseph GOUR
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Marie-Marguerite RIVEST-- Date: 9 February 1836 Place: Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph GOUR and Marie-Marguerite RIVEST:
Damase GOUR (b.4 September 1845, Saint-Lin, L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada d. 19 November 1922, )
m. Rosalie ALLARD 18 January 1869
Marie-Marguerite RIVEST-- Date: 9 February 1836 Place: Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower CanadaSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph GOUR and Marie-Marguerite RIVEST:
Damase GOUR (b.4 September 1845, Saint-Lin, L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada d. 19 November 1922, )m. Rosalie ALLARD 18 January 1869
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1815 Birth 22 May 1815
Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, 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 England
1836 Marriage / PartnerJoseph GOUR and Marie-Marguerite RIVEST 9 February 1836, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada
He was 20 years old.
1837 - 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 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)
1845 Birth of ChildDamase GOUR was born 4 September 1845, Saint-Lin, L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada
Joseph was 30 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)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
1886 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Marguerite RIVEST died 27 February 1886, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada
1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1888 Death 30 July 1888
Prescott, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 73.
Added: 11/10/2025 4:39:19 PM
- Updated: 11/10/2025 4:40:02 PM
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