Josephine VANASSE
Born: 20 December 1873, Chichester, Pontiac, Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1898,
Died: abt. 1898,
Married: Joseph TURNER 13 October 1893 Place: Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada
Joseph
VANASSE
Born
17 October 1838
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died
29 September 1897
,
Chichester, Pontiac, Québec, Canada
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Born: 17 October 1838 in Yamaska, Lower Canada
Father:
Francois-Regis VANASSE
Mother:
Josephte MESSIER
Paternal grandparents:
Francois-Regis VANASSE
, Agathe FORCIER
Maternal grandparents:
Charles MESSIER
, Josephte ADAM
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie GUERARD 10 January 1859 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GUERARD was born December 1840 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island). Marie died 15 November 1917 in Chichester, Pontiac, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUERARD and Euphrosine LARONDE.
Joseph VANASSE died 29 September 1897 in Chichester, Pontiac, 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Joseph VANASSE
Joseph VANASSE married Marie GUERARD
Marriage date: 10 January 1859
Marriage place: Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Canada East
Marie GUERARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUERARD and Euphrosine LARONDE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie GUERARDMarriage date: 10 January 1859
Marriage place: Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Canada East
Marie GUERARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUERARD and Euphrosine LARONDE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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Birth — 183817 October 1838
Yamaska, 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.
1859 Marriage / PartnerJoseph VANASSE and Marie GUERARD 10 January 1859, Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island)
He was 20 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 Canada1873 Birth of ChildJosephine VANASSE was born 20 December 1873, Chichester, Pontiac, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 35 years old.
1878 - 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 Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1893 Marriage of ChildJosephine VANASSE married 13 October 1893, Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada to Joseph TURNER
1894 - 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
Death — 189729 September 1897
Chichester, Pontiac, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 58.
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