flag male ancestor  Claude-Leandre  LACOURSIERE

  (b. 1 January 1803 Louiseville, Lower Canada   d. 8 October 1891 St-Paulin de Maskinongé, Québec, Canada )  

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Claude-Leandre LACOURSIERE was born 1 January 1803 in Louiseville, Lower Canada

Claude-Leandre LACOURSIERE was the child of Claude RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE   and   Genevieve TISDELE dite NOEL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Claude-Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE and Marie-Felicite CADOT (maternal)  Samuel Charles NUHALTE dit TISDEL NOEL and Marie-Catherine GUILBAULT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Claude-Leandre  married  Julie VANASSE dite BASTIEN 17 May 1830 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie VANASSE dite BASTIEN  was born 28 December 1807 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup).  Julie died 18 April 1882 in St-Paulin de Maskinongé, Québec, Canada.  Julie was the child of François VANASSE dit BASTIEN and Marie-Josephte SAUCIER.

Claude-Leandre LACOURSIERE died 8 October 1891 in St-Paulin de Maskinongé, 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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Claude-Leandre LACOURSIERE married flag female ancestor Julie VANASSE dite BASTIEN-- Date: 17 May 1830 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada
Julie VANASSE dite BASTIEN was the child of François VANASSE dit BASTIEN and Marie-Josephte SAUCIER




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Children of Claude-Leandre LACOURSIERE and Julie VANASSE dite BASTIEN:

flag male ancestor Claude LACOURSIERE (b.6 August 1832, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada   d. 10 November 1915, St-Alexis-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada)
m. Agathe BELANGER 9 August 1853



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birth1803 Birth
1 January 1803
Louiseville, Lower Canada
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
marriage1830 Marriage / Partner
Claude-Leandre LACOURSIERE and Julie VANASSE dite BASTIEN 17 May 1830, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 27 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1832 Birth of Child
Claude LACOURSIERE was born 6 August 1832, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

Claude-Leandre was 29 years old.
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.
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
1882 Death of Spouse/Partner
Julie VANASSE dite BASTIEN died 18 April 1882, St-Paulin de Maskinongé, Québec, 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.
death1891 Death
8 October 1891
St-Paulin de Maskinongé, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 88.
Added: 9/2/2025 12:27:27 PM - Updated: 9/2/2025 12:30:48 PM

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