flag female ancestor  Madeleine  DONNELLE DOWNEY

  (b. 20 November 1770 Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 19 March 1861 Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada )  

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Madeleine DONNELLE DOWNEY was born 20 November 1770 in Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Madeleine DONNELLE DOWNEY was the child of David DOWNEY (DOWNING)   and   Dorothee BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Jean BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Catherine BRASSEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine  married  Joseph Michel PETITPAS .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph Michel PETITPAS  was born abt. 1762 in Louisiana, USA. 

Madeleine DONNELLE DOWNEY died 19 March 1861 in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Madeleine DONNELLE DOWNEY married flag male ancestor Joseph Michel PETITPAS-- Place: 


Children of Joseph Michel PETITPAS and Madeleine DONNELLE DOWNEY:

flag female ancestor Anne PETITPAS (b.abt. 1792, Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 30 April 1877, Pointe-Sapin, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Joseph ROBICHAUD 2 November 1818 in Richibucto-Village, New Brunswick, Canada

flag female ancestor Therese PETITPAS (b.13 October 1802, Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. abt. 1859, )
m. Michel ROBICHAUD 3 November 1829



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birth1770 Birth
20 November 1770
Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1802 Birth of Child
Therese PETITPAS was born 13 October 1802, Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island)

Madeleine was 31 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage of Child
Anne PETITPAS married 2 November 1818, Richibucto-Village, New Brunswick, Canada to Joseph ROBICHAUD
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
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.
death1861 Death
19 March 1861
Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada

She died at the age of 90.
Added: 10/28/2021 10:55:42 AM - Updated: 1/28/2023 3:04:35 PM

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