Rosalie
MELANSON
(b.
9 September 1802
,
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
abt. 1888
,
St Marie Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Rosalie MELANSON was born 9 September 1802 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rosalie MELANSON was the child of Jean Baptiste MELANSON and Cecile MURAT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Amand MELANSON and Marie Anne LEBLANCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rosalie married Joseph Josué POTHIER abt. 1821 in Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph Josué POTHIER was born 26 February 1797 in Lower Eel Brook, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Joseph Josué died 11 September 1876 in Tusket, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Joseph Josué was the child of Jean Baptiste POTHIER and Anne Esther MIUS D'ENTREMONT.
Rosalie MELANSON died abt. 1888 in St Marie Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Joseph Josué POTHIER-- Date: abt. 1821 Place: Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Joseph Josué POTHIER was the child of Jean Baptiste POTHIER and Anne Esther MIUS D'ENTREMONT
Children of Joseph Josué POTHIER and Rosalie MELANSON:
Marie Elizabeth POTHIER (b.2 November 1830, Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 7 July 1924, Belleville, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Lezin Valentin POTHIER 1 September 1857 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
Joseph Josué POTHIER-- Date: abt. 1821 Place: Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaJoseph Josué POTHIER was the child of Jean Baptiste POTHIER and Anne Esther MIUS D'ENTREMONT
Children of Joseph Josué POTHIER and Rosalie MELANSON:
Marie Elizabeth POTHIER (b.2 November 1830, Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 7 July 1924, Belleville, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Lezin Valentin POTHIER 1 September 1857 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
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1802 Birth 9 September 1802
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1830 Birth of ChildMarie Elizabeth POTHIER was born 2 November 1830, Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rosalie was 28 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Marriage of ChildMarie Elizabeth POTHIER married 1 September 1857, , Nova Scotia, Canada to Lezin Valentin POTHIER
1867 - 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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1876 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph Josué POTHIER died 11 September 1876, Tusket, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Added: 6/5/2025 1:01:22 PM
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