flag male ancestor  Athanase  LAVIGNE

  (b. 28 March 1852 Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East   d. 26 October 1934 Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada )  

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Athanase LAVIGNE was born 28 March 1852 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Athanase LAVIGNE was the child of Alexis LAVIGNE dit RIVARD   and   Julie BARIL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Julie POISSON (maternal)  Joseph BARIL and Angélique ROBERGE

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Athanase  married  Azilda DESILETS 7 October 1872 in Ste-Helene, Chester, Quebec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Azilda DESILETS  was born 4 March 1852 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*.  Azilda was the child of Oliver-Placid DESILETS and Luce CAMIRAND.

Athanase LAVIGNE died 26 October 1934 in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Arthabaska, 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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Athanase LAVIGNE married flag female ancestor Azilda DESILETS-- Date: 7 October 1872 Place: Ste-Helene, Chester, Quebec, Canada
Azilda DESILETS was the child of Oliver-Placid DESILETS and Luce CAMIRAND




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Children of Athanase LAVIGNE and Azilda DESILETS:

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Frederick Joseph LAVIGNE (b.1 June 1880, Schoolcraft, Houghton, Michigan, USA  d. 17 November 1962, Biddeford, Maine, USA )
m. Marie Leda Eudoxie SAVOIE 21 October 1902



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birth1852 Birth
28 March 1852
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East
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
marriage1872 Marriage / Partner
Athanase LAVIGNE and Azilda DESILETS 7 October 1872, Ste-Helene, Chester, Quebec, Canada

He was 20 years old.
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
1880 Birth of Child
Frederick Joseph LAVIGNE was born 1 June 1880, Schoolcraft, Houghton, Michigan, USA

Athanase was 28 years old.
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
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
death1934 Death
26 October 1934
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 6/10/2020 8:25:30 AM - Updated: 6/10/2020 8:52:04 AM

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