Felix
VANIER
(b.
18 June 1826
,
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
d.
21 June 1901
,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
)
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Felix VANIER was born 18 June 1826 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
Felix VANIER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Felix married Catherine FILION 10 February 1851 in L'Orignal, Prescott-Russell, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine FILION was born 21 December 1825 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Catherine died abt. 1912
Felix VANIER died 21 June 1901 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Felix appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Felix VANIER
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Catherine FILION-- Date: 10 February 1851 Place: L'Orignal, Prescott-Russell, Ontario, Canada
Children of Felix VANIER and Catherine FILION:
Rose-De-Lima VANIER (b.26 March 1866, Gloucester Twp, Russell, Canada West d. 3 September 1958, Gatineau, Québec, Canada )
m. Louis BIGRAS 17 July 1882
Catherine FILION-- Date: 10 February 1851 Place: L'Orignal, Prescott-Russell, Ontario, CanadaChildren of Felix VANIER and Catherine FILION:
Rose-De-Lima VANIER (b.26 March 1866, Gloucester Twp, Russell, Canada West d. 3 September 1958, Gatineau, Québec, Canada )m. Louis BIGRAS 17 July 1882
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1826 Birth 18 June 1826
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - 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)
1851 Marriage / PartnerFelix VANIER and Catherine FILION 10 February 1851, L'Orignal, Prescott-Russell, Ontario, Canada
He was 24 years old.
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.1866 Birth of ChildRose-De-Lima VANIER was born 26 March 1866, Gloucester Twp, Russell, Ontario, Canada
Felix was 39 years old.
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 Canada1878 - 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. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 Death 21 June 1901
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 75.
Added: 10/2/2025 10:59:40 AM
- Updated: 10/2/2025 11:00:31 AM
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