Marie-Geneviève
RICHARD
Born: 19 August 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
André CASAVANT (CAZAVANT) 
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Birth — 1792
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1822 Marriage / Partner
1824 Birth of Child1825 Birth of Child1827 Birth of Child1829 Birth of Child1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1831 Birth of Child1833 Birth of Child
1834 Death of Child1835 Birth of Child1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Death of Child1841 - 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) 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Marriage of Child1856 Death of Spouse/Partner1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1864 Death of Child1867 - 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)1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
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