flag photo of David MARQUIS   David  MARQUIS

  (b. 3 April 1854 L'Isle-Verte, Canada East   d. 23 December 1929 Stoke, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada )  

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David MARQUIS was born 3 April 1854 in L'Isle-Verte, Canada East

David MARQUIS was the child of Ange-David MARQUIS   and   Emerence PELLETIER

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David  married  Marcelline BRUNEAU 8 January 1877 in Stoke, Richmond, Quebec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marcelline BRUNEAU  was born 20 October 1856 in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Joliette, Québec, Canada.  Marcelline died 10 February 1937 in Stoke Centre, Québec, Quebec, Canada.  Marcelline was the child of Adolphe BRUNEAU and Georgiana NADEAU.

David MARQUIS died 23 December 1929 in Stoke, Estrie Region, 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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David MARQUIS married flag photo of Marcelline BRUNEAU  Marcelline BRUNEAU-- Date: 8 January 1877 Place: Stoke, Richmond, Quebec, Canada
Marcelline BRUNEAU was the child of Adolphe BRUNEAU and Georgiana NADEAU




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Children of David MARQUIS and Marcelline BRUNEAU:

flag photo of Joseph-Lange MARQUIS  Joseph-Lange MARQUIS (b.6 November 1881, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada  d. 29 March 1927, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada)
m. Florida GUILLEMETTE 7 September 1908



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birth1854 Birth
3 April 1854
L'Isle-Verte, 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
marriage1877 Marriage / Partner
David MARQUIS and Marcelline BRUNEAU 8 January 1877, Stoke, Richmond, Quebec, Canada

He was 22 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1881 Birth of Child
Joseph-Lange MARQUIS was born 6 November 1881, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

David was 27 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.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1927 Death of Child
Joseph-Lange MARQUIS died 29 March 1927, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

David was 73 years old.
death1929 Death
23 December 1929
Stoke, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 75.
Added: 9/15/2025 11:00:07 AM - Updated: 10/14/2025 6:50:34 PM

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