Hilaire
GRAVEL
(b.
1 July 1840
,
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada
d.
19 May 1903
,
Ste. Catherine-de-Hatley, Katevale, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
)
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Hilaire GRAVEL was born 1 July 1840 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada
Hilaire GRAVEL was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Hilaire married Marie Louise BRETON 17 September 1861 in Saint-Victor, Beauce, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Louise BRETON was born 8 September 1839 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie Louise died 10 December 1889 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.
Hilaire GRAVEL died 19 May 1903 in Ste. Catherine-de-Hatley, Katevale, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.
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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.
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Family and Children of Hilaire GRAVEL
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Marie Louise BRETON-- Date: 17 September 1861 Place: Saint-Victor, Beauce, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Hilaire GRAVEL and Marie Louise BRETON:
Hilaire GRAVEL (b.15 June 1865, Saint-Victor, Beauce, Canada East d. 15 January 1918, Magog, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie Hermine MARTEL 17 September 1888 in Lewiston, Maine, USA
Marie Louise BRETON-- Date: 17 September 1861 Place: Saint-Victor, Beauce, Canada East Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Hilaire GRAVEL and Marie Louise BRETON:
Hilaire GRAVEL (b.15 June 1865, Saint-Victor, Beauce, Canada East d. 15 January 1918, Magog, Québec, Canada)m. Marie Hermine MARTEL 17 September 1888 in Lewiston, Maine, USA
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1840 Birth 1 July 1840
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada
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)
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.
1861 Marriage / PartnerHilaire GRAVEL and Marie Louise BRETON 17 September 1861, Saint-Victor, Beauce, Québec, Canada (Saint-Victor-de-Tring) (Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring)
He was 21 years old.
1865 Birth of ChildHilaire GRAVEL was born 15 June 1865, Saint-Victor, Beauce, Québec, Canada (Saint-Victor-de-Tring) (Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring)
Hilaire was 24 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.1888 Marriage of ChildHilaire GRAVEL married 17 September 1888, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Marie Hermine MARTEL
1889 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie Louise BRETON died 10 December 1889, Lewiston, Maine, USA
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 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England1903 Death 19 May 1903
Ste. Catherine-de-Hatley, Katevale, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 62.
Added: 10/2/2025 7:47:33 PM
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