flag male ancestor  Joseph  BELLIVEAU

  (b. 15 August 1834 Grosses Coques, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 10 January 1924 Grosses Coques, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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Joseph BELLIVEAU was born 15 August 1834 in Grosses Coques, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Joseph BELLIVEAU was the child of Anselme BELLIVEAU   and   Seraphie DOUCET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles BELLIVEAU dit MORPAIN and Rosalie COMEAU (maternal)  Anselme DOUCET and Marguerite LEBLANC

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Joseph  married  Helen MELANSON 26 February 1865 in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helen MELANSON  was born 9 May 1836 in Grosses Coques, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Helen died 11 September 1907 Helen was the child of Augustin Magloire MELANSON and Marie Magdeleine DUGAST.

Joseph BELLIVEAU died 10 January 1924 in Grosses Coques, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Joseph BELLIVEAU married flag female ancestor Helen MELANSON-- Date: 26 February 1865 Place: Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Helen MELANSON was the child of Augustin Magloire MELANSON and Marie Magdeleine DUGAST


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Children of Joseph BELLIVEAU and Helen MELANSON:

flag female ancestor Marie Rita BELLIVEAU (b.23 May 1874, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 28 April 1936, Crosse Coques, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Benjamin Alcove ROBICHAUD 1899 in , Nova Scotia, Canada



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birth1834 Birth
15 August 1834
Grosses Coques, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
marriage1865 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BELLIVEAU and Helen MELANSON 26 February 1865, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada (Church Point) (Little Brook)

He was 30 years old.
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
1874 Birth of Child
Marie Rita BELLIVEAU was born 23 May 1874, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada (Church Point) (Little Brook)

Joseph was 39 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
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
death1924 Death
10 January 1924
Grosses Coques, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

He died at the age of 89.
Added: 9/25/2025 8:48:31 AM - Updated: 11/9/2025 12:35:07 PM

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