flag female ancestor  Marie Josephe  DOIRON

  (b. 3 September 1775 Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 29 December 1866 Cap Pele, New Brunswick, Canada )  

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Marie Josephe DOIRON was born 3 September 1775 in Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Marie Josephe DOIRON was the child of Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON   and   Marguerite Anne LEGER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre DOIRON and Marie Anne FOREST (maternal)  Jean LEGER dit LAROSETTE and Marie Marguerite COMEAU

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Marie Josephe  married  Jean Baptiste DOWNING 16 November 1812 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean Baptiste DOWNING  was born 8 June 1781 in Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Jean Baptiste died 15 July 1841 in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada.  Jean Baptiste was the child of Jean Baptiste DOWNING and Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT.

Marie Josephe DOIRON died 29 December 1866 in Cap Pele, New Brunswick, Canada.





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Marie Josephe DOIRON married flag male ancestor Jean Baptiste DOWNING-- Date: 16 November 1812 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Jean Baptiste DOWNING was the child of Jean Baptiste DOWNING and Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT




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Children of Jean Baptiste DOWNING and Marie Josephe DOIRON:

flag male ancestor Joseph DOWNING (b.abt. 1800, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada  d. , )
m. Marguerite Marie ROBICHAUD 26 February 1838



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birth1775 Birth
3 September 1775
Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1812 Marriage / Partner
Marie Josephe DOIRON and Jean Baptiste DOWNING 16 November 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

She was 37 years old.
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
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
1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean Baptiste DOWNING died 15 July 1841, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, 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.
death1866 Death
29 December 1866
Cap Pele, New Brunswick, Canada

She died at the age of 91.
Added: 1/27/2023 11:52:23 AM - Updated: 11/19/2025 3:03:27 PM

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