Joseph Edmond
MELANSON
(b.
24 July 1812
,
Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
1 March 1888
,
Cocagne, Kent, New Brunwick, Canada
)
Age: 80
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Joseph Edmond MELANSON was born 24 July 1812 in Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Joseph Edmond MELANSON was the child of Dominique MELANSON and Isabelle Elisabeth PORELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) David MELANSON and Marguerite LEBLANC (maternal) Jean-François PORELLE and Mary NOILSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph Edmond married Madeleine RICHARD 29 September 1828 in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine RICHARD was born 16 January 1806 in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada. Madeleine died 25 March 1867 in Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada.
Joseph Edmond MELANSON died 1 March 1888 in Cocagne, Kent, New Brunwick, Canada.
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Madeleine RICHARD-- Date: 29 September 1828 Place: Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Children of Joseph Edmond MELANSON and Madeleine RICHARD:
Adeline MELANSON (b.27 January 1852, Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada d. 3 October 1916, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Philippe CORMIER 26 January 1874
Madeleine RICHARD-- Date: 29 September 1828 Place: Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, CanadaChildren of Joseph Edmond MELANSON and Madeleine RICHARD:
Adeline MELANSON (b.27 January 1852, Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada d. 3 October 1916, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada)m. Philippe CORMIER 26 January 1874
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1812 Birth 24 July 1812
Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
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 England
1828 Marriage / PartnerJoseph Edmond MELANSON and Madeleine RICHARD 29 September 1828, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
He was 16 years old.
1830 - 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
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.1852 Birth of ChildAdeline MELANSON was born 27 January 1852, Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Joseph Edmond was 39 years old.
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.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 Death of Spouse/PartnerMadeleine RICHARD died 25 March 1867, Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, 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.1888 Death 1 March 1888
Cocagne, Kent, New Brunwick, Canada
He died at the age of 75.
Added: 7/19/2021 1:56:30 PM
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