Joseph DOWNING
Born: abt. 1800, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marguerite Marie ROBICHAUD 26 February 1838
Jean Baptiste
DOWNING
Born
8 June 1781
,
Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
15 July 1841
,
Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada
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Jean Baptiste DOWNING married 
Marie Josephe DOIRON
Marriage date: 16 November 1812
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Marie Josephe DOIRON was the child of Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON and Marguerite Anne LEGER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie Josephe DOIRONMarriage date: 16 November 1812
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Marie Josephe DOIRON was the child of Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON and Marguerite Anne LEGER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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Birth — 17818 June 1781
Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1812 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste DOWNING and Marie Josephe DOIRON 16 November 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
He was 31 years old.
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
Death — 184115 July 1841
Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 60.
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