flag female ancestor  Modeste  LAFORGE

  (b. 13 April 1801 Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada   d. 15 November 1892 St-Modeste, Quebec, Canada )  

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Modeste LAFORGE was born 13 April 1801 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Modeste LAFORGE was the child of Joseph-Francois LAFORGE dit HUS   and   Marie-Anne SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph HUS LAFORGE and Marie-Anne BRODIERE (maternal)  Augustin SIROIS and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Modeste  married  Ignace PARADIS 30 October 1820 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .  Ignace PARADIS  was born 19 October 1786 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).  Ignace died 31 January 1844 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre).  Ignace was the child of Ignace PARADIS and Marie Modeste THÉRIAULT.

Modeste LAFORGE died 15 November 1892 in St-Modeste, 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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Modeste LAFORGE married flag male ancestor Ignace PARADIS-- Date: 30 October 1820 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Ignace PARADIS was the child of Ignace PARADIS and Marie Modeste THÉRIAULT




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birth1801 Birth
13 April 1801
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1820 Marriage / Partner
Modeste LAFORGE and Ignace PARADIS 30 October 1820, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

She was 19 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
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)
1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ignace PARADIS died 31 January 1844, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
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
death1892 Death
15 November 1892
St-Modeste, Quebec, Canada

She died at the age of 91.
Added: 3/25/2020 10:03:21 AM - Updated: 3/25/2020 10:04:18 AM

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