
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.
1862 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Elmire GADBOIS and Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL 4 February 1862, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
She 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

1873 - November 7 -
Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1874 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-Baptiste SALVAIL died 26 December 1874, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1878 - October 17 -
John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.
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