Edwige
RAJOTTE
Born
17 November 1848
,
Sorel, Canada East
Died
9 July 1929
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Parents & Family of Edwige RAJOTTE
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m. Paul Salvail 6 AUG 1867 in Sorel, Richelieu, Québec
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Edwige RAJOTTE
Edwige RAJOTTE married 
Paul SALVAIL
Marriage date: 6 August 1867
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
Paul SALVAIL was the child of Joseph SALVAIL and Angele HUS LATRAVERSE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Paul SALVAILMarriage date: 6 August 1867
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
Paul SALVAIL was the child of Joseph SALVAIL and Angele HUS LATRAVERSE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Paul SALVAIL and Edwige RAJOTTE
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 184817 November 1848
Sorel, Canada East
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 Marriage / PartnerEdwige RAJOTTE and Paul SALVAIL 6 August 1867, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
She was 18 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.
1868 Birth of ChildClementine SALVAIL was born 22 March 1868, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Edwige was 19 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 Birth of ChildJoseph SALVAIL was born October 1878, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Edwige was 29 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1883 Birth of ChildNarcisse SALVAIL was born 22 May 1883, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Edwige was 34 years old.
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)1886 Birth of ChildHomere SALVAIL was born 26 September 1886, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Edwige was 37 years old.
1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1890 Birth of ChildRose-Alba SALVAIL was born April 1890, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Edwige was 41 years old.
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)
1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death — 19299 July 1929
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 80.
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