flag male ancestor  Benjamin  SEGUIN

  (b. 20 September 1818 Rigaud, Lower Canada   d. 16 January 1893 St-André-Avellin, Papineau, Quebec, Canada )  

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Benjamin SEGUIN was born 20 September 1818 in Rigaud, Lower Canada

Benjamin SEGUIN was the child of Francois SEGUIN   and   Marie-Ostie VILLENEUVE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François-De-Sales SÉGUIN dit LADÉROUTE and Angelique QUESNEL (maternal)  Simon VILLENEUVE and Madeleine SABOURIN

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Benjamin  married  Flavie DION 21 January 1840 in Rigaud, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Flavie DION  was born 15 January 1824 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud).  Flavie died 28 April 1866 in St-André-Avellin, Papineau, Quebec, Canada.  Flavie was the child of Arsene-Amable DION and Madeleine LEDUC.

Benjamin SEGUIN died 16 January 1893 in St-André-Avellin, Papineau, Quebec, 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 Benjamin SEGUIN

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Benjamin SEGUIN married flag female ancestor Flavie DION-- Date: 21 January 1840 Place: Rigaud, Lower Canada
Flavie DION was the child of Arsene-Amable DION and Madeleine LEDUC




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Children of Benjamin SEGUIN and Flavie DION:

flag female ancestor Julie SEGUIN (b.8 May 1845, Rigaud, Canada East   d. , )
m. Alexandre TREMBLAY 6 February 1864

flag female ancestor Josephine SEGUIN (b.abt. 1850, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 30 May 1870



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birth1818 Birth
20 September 1818
Rigaud, Lower Canada
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
marriage1840 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin SEGUIN and Flavie DION 21 January 1840, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)

He was 21 years old.
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)
1845 Birth of Child
Julie SEGUIN was born 8 May 1845, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)

Benjamin was 26 years old.
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.
1866 Death of Spouse/Partner
Flavie DION died 28 April 1866, St-André-Avellin, Papineau, Quebec, 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
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1893 Death
16 January 1893
St-André-Avellin, Papineau, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 9/15/2024 8:20:06 AM - Updated: 10/30/2024 10:45:00 AM

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