Francis
GEOFFROY
(b.
14 April 1826
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
d.
21 June 1901
,
Hay, Huron, Ontario, Canada
)
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Francis GEOFFROY was born 14 April 1826 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Francis GEOFFROY was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francis married Marie Claire "Aglae" LATOUR dite FORGET 2 June 1856 in Canada West . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Claire "Aglae" LATOUR dite FORGET was born 29 April 1832 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Marie Claire "Aglae" died 16 January 1916 in Huron, Ontario, Canada.
Francis GEOFFROY died 21 June 1901 in Hay, Huron, Ontario, 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Francis GEOFFROY
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Marie Claire "Aglae" LATOUR dite FORGET-- Date: 2 June 1856 Place: , Canada West
Children of Francis GEOFFROY and Marie Claire "Aglae" LATOUR dite FORGET:
Emeline GEOFFROY (b.10 November 1864, Stanley Township, Huron, Canada West d. 7 December 1949, Grand Bend, Huron, Ontario, Canada)
m. Leon Andrew JEFFREY 1 February 1886
Marie Claire "Aglae" LATOUR dite FORGET-- Date: 2 June 1856 Place: , Canada WestChildren of Francis GEOFFROY and Marie Claire "Aglae" LATOUR dite FORGET:
Emeline GEOFFROY (b.10 November 1864, Stanley Township, Huron, Canada West d. 7 December 1949, Grand Bend, Huron, Ontario, Canada)m. Leon Andrew JEFFREY 1 February 1886
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1826 Birth 14 April 1826
Sainte-Élisabeth, 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1856 Marriage / PartnerFrancis GEOFFROY and Marie Claire "Aglae" LATOUR dite FORGET 2 June 1856, , Ontario, Canada
He was 30 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1864 Birth of ChildEmeline GEOFFROY was born 10 November 1864, Stanley Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Francis was 38 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
Hay, Huron, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 75.
Added: 10/4/2025 11:42:08 AM
- Updated: 10/4/2025 11:42:55 AM
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