flag male ancestor  Hugh-Joseph  ROSS

  (b. 15 January 1822 Hope Town, Lower Canada   d. 9 March 1913 Hope Town, Québec, Canada )  

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Hugh-Joseph ROSS was born 15 January 1822 in Hope Town, Lower Canada

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Hugh-Joseph  married  Mary-Ann HURLEY 30 September 1866 in Bonaventure, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary-Ann HURLEY  was born 19 September 1848 in Hope Town, Québec, Canada. 

Hugh-Joseph ROSS died 9 March 1913 in Hope Town, 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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Hugh-Joseph ROSS married flag female ancestor Mary-Ann HURLEY-- Date: 30 September 1866 Place: Bonaventure, Canada East


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birth1822 Birth
15 January 1822
Hope Town, Lower Canada
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.
marriage1866 Marriage / Partner
Hugh-Joseph ROSS and Mary-Ann HURLEY 30 September 1866, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

He was 44 years old.
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
1880 Birth of Child
Hannah-Amelia ROSS was born 16 January 1880, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Hugh-Joseph was 58 years old.
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
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
marriage1906 Marriage of Child
Hannah-Amelia ROSS married 15 December 1906, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure) to Gilbert-James MACWHIRTER
Invention 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.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1913 Death
9 March 1913
Hope Town, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 91.
Added: 1/11/2022 11:24:30 AM - Updated: 1/11/2022 11:25:30 AM

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