Basile
LEGACE
Born
2 September 1821
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Died
20 November 1846
,
Sorel, Canada East
Parents & Family of Basile LEGACE
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Born: 2 September 1821 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Father:
Basile MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ
Mother:
Marie-Reine COUTU
Paternal grandparents:
Basile MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER)
, Madeleine LECLERC
Maternal grandparents:
François COUTU
, Marie PLOUFFE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Basile married Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 7 January 1846 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was born 24 November 1818 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Adelaide (Delia) died 22 February 1903 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Adelaide (Delia) was the child of Noel JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Anne-Louise BEAUBIEN dite TROTTIER.
Basile LEGACE died 20 November 1846 in Sorel, Canada East .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Spouse & Children of Basile LEGACE
Basile LEGACE married 
Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)
Marriage date: 7 January 1846
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
See marriage record for Basile LEGACE and Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)
Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was the child of Noel JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Anne-Louise BEAUBIEN dite TROTTIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)Marriage date: 7 January 1846
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
See marriage record for Basile LEGACE and Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was the child of Noel JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Anne-Louise BEAUBIEN dite TROTTIER
Marriage notes:
St-Pierre de Sorel
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Basile LEGACE and Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)
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Birth — 18212 September 1821
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Baptism
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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)
1846 Marriage / PartnerBasile LEGACE and Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 7 January 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 24 years old.
1846 Marriage. St-Pierre, Sorel, PQ.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Death — 184620 November 1846
Sorel, Canada East
He died at the age of 25.
1846 Birth of ChildMarie-Adele LEGACE was born 25 October 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Basile was 25 years old.
1846 Death. St-Pierre, Sorel, PQ.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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