Thomas
CONTANT
(b.
17 February 1835
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
d.
8 September 1912
,
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
)
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Thomas CONTANT was born 17 February 1835 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Thomas CONTANT was the child of Laurent CONTANT and Elisabeth CHAPUT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne CONTANT and Marie-Archange BOUSQUET (maternal) Bonaventure CHAPUT and Marie Louise Judithe (Julie) LIPPESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Emilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS 29 September 1863 in Saint-Jacques, Canada East . Emilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born abt. 1830 Emilie died 19 June 1909 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada.
Thomas CONTANT died 8 September 1912 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada.
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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.
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Emilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS-- Date: 29 September 1863 Place: Saint-Jacques, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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Emilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS-- Date: 29 September 1863 Place: Saint-Jacques, Canada East Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1835 Birth 17 February 1835
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
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.
1863 Marriage / PartnerThomas CONTANT and Emilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS 29 September 1863, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)
He was 28 years old.
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 Canada 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 Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England 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.
1909 Death of Spouse/PartnerEmilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS died 19 June 1909, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada1912 Death 8 September 1912
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 77.
Added: 12/2/2020 2:25:05 PM
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