Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Marie-Blanche  BEAUCHEMIN

  (b. 12 August 1870 Beloeil, Québec, Canada   d. 16 December 1946 Montréal, Québec, Canada )  
Age: 76

Am I Your Ancestor?
BEAUCHEMIN Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!


Marie-Blanche BEAUCHEMIN was born 12 August 1870 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Marie-Blanche BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Fulgence PETIT   and   Philomène ARCHAMBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE (maternal)  Joseph-Octave ARCHAMBAULT and Euphronsine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Marie-Blanche BEAUCHEMIN died 16 December 1946 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Blanche appear below.


Add Life Event for this Ancestor Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Marie-Blanche BEAUCHEMIN
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Marie-Blanche BEAUCHEMIN: Events, Photos & Historical Records

birth1870 Birth
12 August 1870
Beloeil, Québec, Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Entry into religious life
Blanche Beauchemin entered religious life on August, 1893 at the convent of the Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary in Hochelaga, Quebec. She took her final vows on August, 1895 and took the name in Christ of Sister Marie Antoine-de-Jésus.
Archives of the Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention 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.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Prime Minister of Canada1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
Death of Sister M. Antoine de Jesus (Blanche Beauchemin), Choir Master.
'December 16, Monday. - Death of Sister M. Antoine de Jesus (Blanche Beauchemin.)

An energetic soul gifted with varied talents in a frail body, - such was our dear Sister M. Antoine de Jesus whom death struck this morning, severing soul and body which had been associated on earth for seventy-six years four months four days.'

'She lived in Boloeil and attended convent there, but the weak state of her health, threatening to wreck her future aspirations decided her to go to our distant convent in Key West, Florida, where her aunt, Sister M. Delphine, of happy memory, was serving as Superior. The hope that the semi-tropical climate would aid her was realized and in order to test her vocation for the religious life, she helped in the music department and in the summer of 1893, she returned North to enter the Novitiate in Hochelaga.'

'During her probation, since the rules of that time so permitted, she took lessons on several musical instruments from a well-known professor of...Read MORE...



Postcards and Memories of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Subscribe to our Youtube channel



Marie-Blanche is buried at: Of the convent. Blanche Beauchemin was buried in Longueuil, Quebec
Added: 4/14/2010 10:50:01 AM - Updated: 3/25/2025 2:07:47 PM

Learn more about where your ancestor was born.


Visit Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Not the person you are looking for? Try again!

Search for YOUR Family by Name

NOTE: If you don't know your ancestor's whole name or are unsure of the spelling, specify part of the name.

First Name (and Middle Name if applicable):
*Last Name:
Gender:
Born (+/- 2 years):
Died (+/- 2 years):
Match all terms exactly:

Search for YOUR Family by Place

To search for a place, specify place name below. Choose name from the list. Then SEARCH.
*Place Name:

Genealogy research for Marie-Blanche Beauchemin (on other sites)

findagrave, familysearch

Sign In

WAIT! There's more.
Find out more about Marie-Blanche BEAUCHEMIN.

Sign In or Join for FREE! to see the details!

Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.

Unique Gift Ideas and Genealogy Resources From or Related to Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)