Joseph
PRÉFONTAINE
(b.
10 April 1814
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
d.
3 July 1901
,
Beloeil, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph PRÉFONTAINE was born 10 April 1814 in Beloeil, Lower Canada
Joseph PRÉFONTAINE was the child of Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE and Angélique BEAUDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Angélique BRODEUR (maternal) Joseph-Louis BEAUDRY and Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Scholastique CARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON 6 October 1835 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . Scholastique CARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON was born 23 August 1816 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Scholastique died 30 October 1892 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Scholastique was the child of Michel CARPENTIER dit SANSFAÇON and Louise ADAM.
Joseph PRÉFONTAINE died 3 July 1901 in Beloeil, 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.
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Family and Children of Joseph PRÉFONTAINE
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Scholastique CARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON-- Date: 6 October 1835 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Scholastique CARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON was the child of Michel CARPENTIER dit SANSFAÇON and Louise ADAM
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PRÉFONTAINE and Scholastique CARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON:
Scholastique CARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON-- Date: 6 October 1835 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada Scholastique CARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON was the child of Michel CARPENTIER dit SANSFAÇON and Louise ADAM
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1814 Birth 10 April 1814
Beloeil, 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
1835 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PRÉFONTAINE and Scholastique CARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON 6 October 1835, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
He was 21 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)
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)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 Canada
1892 Death of Spouse/PartnerScholastique CARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON died 30 October 1892, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
1892 - 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 Death 3 July 1901
Beloeil, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 87.
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