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Étienne LEROUX was born abt. 1817 in Wotton, Lower Canada
Étienne LEROUX was the child of Louis-Benoni LEROUX and Louise-Françoise LAFOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LEROUX and Françoise-Ursule CARON (maternal) Antoine LAFOND and Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Étienne married Marie CHARLAND 22 November 1842 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie CHARLAND was born 13 February 1823 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie was the child of Dominique-Nicolas CHARLAND and Scholastique MAYRAND.
Étienne LEROUX died abt. 1893 in Richmond, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Étienne appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Étienne LEROUX
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Marie CHARLAND-- Date: 22 November 1842 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Marie CHARLAND was the child of Dominique-Nicolas CHARLAND and Scholastique MAYRAND
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Étienne LEROUX and Marie CHARLAND:
Rudolph LEROUX (b.January 1857, Wotton, Canada East d. 22 April 1900, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA)
m. Virginie LEONARD 7 November 1882 in Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte)
Marie CHARLAND-- Date: 22 November 1842 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East Marie CHARLAND was the child of Dominique-Nicolas CHARLAND and Scholastique MAYRAND
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Étienne LEROUX and Marie CHARLAND:
Rudolph LEROUX (b.January 1857, Wotton, Canada East d. 22 April 1900, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA)m. Virginie LEONARD 7 November 1882 in Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte)
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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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Marriage / PartnerÉtienne LEROUX and Marie CHARLAND 22 November 1842 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
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.
1857 Birth of ChildRudolph LEROUX was born January 1857, Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte)
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.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1882 Marriage of ChildRudolph LEROUX married 7 November 1882, Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte) to Virginie LEONARD
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)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 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 Canada
Added: 11/8/2012 10:53:23 PM
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