Jean-Baptiste
VEILLEUX
(b.
27 October 1827
,
Beauceville, Lower Canada
d.
11 July 1909
,
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Beauce, Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste VEILLEUX was born 27 October 1827 in Beauceville, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste VEILLEUX was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Flore DEMERS 23 July 1861 in Sainte-Hénédine, La Nouvelle-Beauce, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Flore DEMERS was born 10 August 1835 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie-Flore died 7 May 1870 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce).
Jean-Baptiste VEILLEUX died 11 July 1909 in Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Beauce, Québec, 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 Jean-Baptiste VEILLEUX
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Marie-Flore DEMERS-- Date: 23 July 1861 Place: Sainte-Hénédine, La Nouvelle-Beauce, Quebec, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste VEILLEUX and Marie-Flore DEMERS:
Esdras Caliste VEILLEUX (b.10 September 1862, Saint Henedine, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada d. 4 March 1927, Waterville, Maine, USA)
m. Marie-Georgiana CHEVAGNEL 25 October 1887 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)
Marie-Flore DEMERS-- Date: 23 July 1861 Place: Sainte-Hénédine, La Nouvelle-Beauce, Quebec, CanadaSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste VEILLEUX and Marie-Flore DEMERS:
Esdras Caliste VEILLEUX (b.10 September 1862, Saint Henedine, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada d. 4 March 1927, Waterville, Maine, USA)m. Marie-Georgiana CHEVAGNEL 25 October 1887 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)
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1827 Birth 27 October 1827
Beauceville, 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste VEILLEUX and Marie-Flore DEMERS 23 July 1861, Sainte-Hénédine, La Nouvelle-Beauce, Quebec, Canada
He was 33 years old.
1862 Birth of ChildEsdras Caliste VEILLEUX was born 10 September 1862, Saint Henedine, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 34 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.
1870 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Flore DEMERS died 7 May 1870, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)
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.1887 Marriage of ChildEsdras Caliste VEILLEUX married 25 October 1887, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce) to Marie-Georgiana CHEVAGNEL
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 Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England 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.1909 Death 11 July 1909
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Beauce, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 81.
Added: 10/9/2025 12:31:22 PM
- Updated: 10/9/2025 12:32:10 PM
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