flag male ancestor  Germain  GENDRON

  (b. 9 October 1826 Rimouski, Lower Canada   d. 27 July 1910 Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada )  

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Germain GENDRON was born 9 October 1826 in Rimouski, Lower Canada

Germain GENDRON was the child of Prudent GENDRON   and   Henriette CHAMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre-Noel GENDRON and Euphronsine ST-LAURENT (maternal)  Joseph? CHAMARD and Josephte DANCOSSE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Germain  married  Catherine DRAPEAU 9 January 1849 in Sainte-Luce, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Catherine DRAPEAU  was born 26 October 1820 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic).  Catherine died 3 May 1904 in Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada.  Catherine was the child of Joseph DRAPEAU and Marguerite CHORET.

Germain GENDRON died 27 July 1910 in Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada.
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

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Family and Children of Germain GENDRON

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Germain GENDRON married flag female ancestor Catherine DRAPEAU-- Date: 9 January 1849 Place: Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Catherine DRAPEAU was the child of Joseph DRAPEAU and Marguerite CHORET




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Children of Germain GENDRON and Catherine DRAPEAU:

flag male ancestor Jean "Johnny" GENDRON (b.30 August 1843, Sainte-Luce, Canada East   d. 24 February 1924, Sayabec, Cté Matapédia, Québec, Canada)

flag female ancestor Philomene GENDRON (b.12 August 1850, Sainte-Luce, Canada East   d. , )

flag female ancestor Adele GENDRON (b.25 July 1852, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East  d. 21 February 1921, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

flag male ancestor Elzear GENDRON (b.24 May 1854, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East  d. , )

flag male ancestor Arthur-Louis GENDRON (b.18 January 1856, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East  d. , )

flag female ancestor Adeline GENDRON (b.24 July 1857, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East  d. abt. 1930, Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

flag male ancestor Achille GENDRON (b.11 October 1859, Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Canada East  d. , )

flag female ancestor Eugenie Marie GENDRON (b.20 May 1861, Baie-des-Sables, Cté Rimouski, Quebec, Canada  d. , )



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birth1826 Birth
9 October 1826
Rimouski, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
Jean "Johnny" GENDRON was born 30 August 1843, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Germain was 16 years old.
marriage1849 Marriage / Partner
Germain GENDRON and Catherine DRAPEAU 9 January 1849, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

He was 22 years old.
1850 Birth of Child
Philomene GENDRON was born 12 August 1850, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Germain was 23 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Birth of Child
Adele GENDRON was born 25 July 1852, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Germain was 25 years old.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Birth of Child
Elzear GENDRON was born 24 May 1854, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Germain was 27 years old.
1856 Birth of Child
Arthur-Louis GENDRON was born 18 January 1856, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Germain was 29 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Birth of Child
Adeline GENDRON was born 24 July 1857, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Germain was 30 years old.
1859 Birth of Child
Achille GENDRON was born 11 October 1859, Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Québec, Canada

Germain was 33 years old.
1861 Birth of Child
Eugenie Marie GENDRON was born 20 May 1861, Baie-des-Sables, Cté Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Germain was 34 years old.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of 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.
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
1904 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine DRAPEAU died 3 May 1904, Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada
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.
death1910 Death
27 July 1910
Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 83.
Added: 9/4/2011 11:04:05 AM - Updated: 12/22/2024 12:27:48 AM

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