flag male ancestor  Pierre  SYLVESTRE

  (b. 20 January 1799 Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada   d. 4 February 1888 Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada )  

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Pierre SYLVESTRE was born 20 January 1799 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Pierre SYLVESTRE was the child of Louis SYLVESTRE   and   Rose RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph-Amable SYLVESTRE and Marguerite VALOIS (maternal)  Pierre RIBERDY dit SANSOUCY and Genevieve HAMELIN

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Pierre  married  Louise THOMAS 1 May 1827 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise THOMAS  was born 30 November 1796 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada.  Louise died 20 March 1871 in Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada.  Louise was the child of Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE.

Pierre SYLVESTRE died 4 February 1888 in Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, 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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Pierre SYLVESTRE married flag female ancestor Louise THOMAS-- Date: 1 May 1827 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Louise THOMAS was the child of Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE




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birth1799 Birth
20 January 1799
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1827 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SYLVESTRE and Louise THOMAS 1 May 1827, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1837 Birth of Child
Philomene SYLVESTRE was born 24 June 1837, Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 38 years old.
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)
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.
marriage1857 Marriage of Child
Philomene SYLVESTRE married 27 January 1857, Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada to Euchariste JACQUES
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
1871 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise THOMAS died 20 March 1871, Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, 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.
death1888 Death
4 February 1888
Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 89.
Added: 5/9/2021 8:15:00 AM - Updated: 5/9/2021 8:20:58 AM

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