flag female ancestor  Louise  DEGRE

  (b. 19 January 1809 Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada   d. 9 November 1892 Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada )  

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Louise DEGRE was born 19 January 1809 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Louise DEGRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT   and   Marie CYR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François DEGRE dit PRECOURT and Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD (maternal)  Gervais CYR and Marie-Judith DUFRESNE

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Louise  married  Felix METILLY dit ST-ONGE 7 October 1828 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felix METILLY dit ST-ONGE  was born 15 January 1811 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir).  Felix was the child of Joseph METILLY dit ST-ONGE and Marie DAUNAIS dite FRENIERE.

Louise DEGRE died 9 November 1892 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 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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Family and Children of Louise DEGRE

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Louise DEGRE married flag male ancestor Felix METILLY dit ST-ONGE-- Date: 7 October 1828 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Felix METILLY dit ST-ONGE was the child of Joseph METILLY dit ST-ONGE and Marie DAUNAIS dite FRENIERE




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Children of Felix METILLY dit ST-ONGE and Louise DEGRE:

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste METILLY dit ST-ONGE (b.18 June 1833, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada   d. , )
m. Sophie FLEURY 24 October 1855



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birth1809 Birth
19 January 1809
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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
marriage1828 Marriage / Partner
Louise DEGRE and Felix METILLY dit ST-ONGE 7 October 1828, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

She was 19 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1833 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste METILLY dit ST-ONGE was born 18 June 1833, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Louise was 24 years old.
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)
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
9 November 1892
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 83.
Added: 9/10/2021 9:22:56 AM - Updated: 9/10/2021 9:24:40 AM

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