flag male ancestor  Elzear  GAGNÉ

  (b. 24 February 1832 La Malbaie, Lower Canada   d. 6 August 1908 Jonquière, Québec, Canada )  

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Elzear GAGNÉ was born 24 February 1832 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Elzear GAGNÉ was the child of Eloi GAGNÉ   and   Adelaide MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Ignace GAGNÉ and Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Euphrosine ROULEAU

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Elzear  married  Marie BOUDREAU 4 February 1856 in Laterrière, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BOUDREAU  was born 9 December 1828 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  Marie died 20 October 1860 in Laterrière, Québec, Canada.  Marie was the child of Joseph BOUDREAU and Marie-Anne-Felicite BELANGER.

Elzear GAGNÉ died 6 August 1908 in Jonquière, 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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Elzear GAGNÉ married flag female ancestor Marie BOUDREAU-- Date: 4 February 1856 Place: Laterrière, Canada East
Marie BOUDREAU was the child of Joseph BOUDREAU and Marie-Anne-Felicite BELANGER




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birth1832 Birth
24 February 1832
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
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.
marriage1856 Marriage / Partner
Elzear GAGNÉ and Marie BOUDREAU 4 February 1856, Laterrière, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1860 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie BOUDREAU died 20 October 1860, Laterrière, Québec, 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
marriage1878 Marriage of Child
Louise GAGNÉ married 29 July 1878, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Etienne TREMBLAY
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1885 Death of Child
Louise GAGNÉ died 16 April 1885, Roberval, Québec, Canada (Lac-Saint-Jean)

Elzear was 53 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
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.
death1908 Death
6 August 1908
Jonquière, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 76.
Added: 7/14/2024 10:19:51 AM - Updated: 7/14/2024 10:30:31 AM

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