Octave
GAUDREAU
(b.
13 June 1839
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
d.
abt. 1925
,
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
)
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Octave GAUDREAU was born 13 June 1839 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Octave GAUDREAU was the child of Julien GAUDREAU and Marie-Celeste GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU and Marie-Françoise LAPORTE (maternal) Michel GIRARD and Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Octave married Adelaide TRAHAN 20 January 1858 in Saint-Valentin, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adelaide TRAHAN was born 7 March 1840 in Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada. Adelaide died 19 March 1916 in Weedon, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada. Adelaide was the child of Jacques TRAHAN and Felicite HEBERT.
Octave GAUDREAU died abt. 1925 in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, 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 Octave GAUDREAU
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Adelaide TRAHAN-- Date: 20 January 1858 Place: Saint-Valentin, Canada East
Adelaide TRAHAN was the child of Jacques TRAHAN and Felicite HEBERT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Octave GAUDREAU and Adelaide TRAHAN:
Josephine GAUDREAU (b.14 September 1860, Saint-Valentin, Canada East d. , )
m. Jean-Louis DESROSIERS 21 July 1884 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Adelaide TRAHAN-- Date: 20 January 1858 Place: Saint-Valentin, Canada EastAdelaide TRAHAN was the child of Jacques TRAHAN and Felicite HEBERT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Octave GAUDREAU and Adelaide TRAHAN:
Josephine GAUDREAU (b.14 September 1860, Saint-Valentin, Canada East d. , )m. Jean-Louis DESROSIERS 21 July 1884 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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1839 Birth 13 June 1839
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
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)
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.
1858 Marriage / PartnerOctave GAUDREAU and Adelaide TRAHAN 20 January 1858, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
He was 18 years old.
1860 Birth of ChildJosephine GAUDREAU was born 14 September 1860, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
Octave was 21 years old.
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 Marriage of ChildJosephine GAUDREAU married 21 July 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Jean-Louis DESROSIERS
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 Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1916 Death of Spouse/PartnerAdelaide TRAHAN died 19 March 1916, Weedon, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada
1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Added: 1/15/2026 1:19:37 PM
- Updated: 2/1/2026 8:16:13 PM
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