flag male ancestor  Joseph-Cleophas  CHAREST

  (b. 11 September 1845 Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East   d. 7 September 1910 Saint-Herménégilde, Stanstead, Québec, Canada )  

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Joseph-Cleophas CHAREST was born 11 September 1845 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East

Joseph-Cleophas CHAREST was the child of ?   and   ?

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Joseph-Cleophas  married  Catherine ROY 30 October 1877 in Saint-Herménégilde, Stanstead, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine ROY  was born abt. 1855 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Catherine died abt. 1925

Joseph-Cleophas CHAREST died 7 September 1910 in Saint-Herménégilde, Stanstead, 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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Family and Children of Joseph-Cleophas CHAREST

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Joseph-Cleophas CHAREST married flag female ancestor Catherine ROY-- Date: 30 October 1877 Place: Saint-Herménégilde, Stanstead, Québec, Canada


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Children of Joseph-Cleophas CHAREST and Catherine ROY:

flag male ancestor Joseph "Joe" CHARET (b.October 1878, Hereford, Saint-Herménégilde, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada  d. , )
m. Mary DEYETTE 21 August 1899 in Norton, Vermont, USA (Norton Mills)



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birth1845 Birth
11 September 1845
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East
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
marriage1877 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Cleophas CHAREST and Catherine ROY 30 October 1877, Saint-Herménégilde, Stanstead, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.
1878 Birth of Child
Joseph "Joe" CHARET was born October 1878, Hereford, Saint-Herménégilde, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada

Joseph-Cleophas was 33 years old.
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
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
marriage1899 Marriage of Child
Joseph "Joe" CHARET married 21 August 1899, Norton, Vermont, USA (Norton Mills) to Mary DEYETTE
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.
death1910 Death
7 September 1910
Saint-Herménégilde, Stanstead, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 65.
Added: 9/16/2025 4:16:58 PM - Updated: 9/16/2025 4:17:33 PM

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