Guillaume "William"
STERLING
(b.
13 January 1831
,
Pain Court, Upper Canada
d.
27 September 1885
,
Pain Court, Ontario, Canada
)
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Guillaume "William" STERLING was born 13 January 1831 in Pain Court, Upper Canada
Guillaume "William" STERLING was the child of Alexandre William STERLING and Catherine SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) William STERLING and Elizabeth PECK (maternal) Joseph SEGUIN dit LADEROUTE and Archange CAMPAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Guillaume "William" married Rosalie DUBOIS 16 October 1851 in Chatham-Kent, Canada West . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie DUBOIS was born 23 July 1835 in Dover, Kent, Ontario, Canada. Rosalie died 3 May 1905 in Pain Court, Ontario, Canada (Dover South). Rosalie was the child of Hyacinthe DUBOIS and Rosalie Sophie FAUBERT.
Guillaume "William" STERLING died 27 September 1885 in Pain Court, Ontario, Canada .
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Rosalie DUBOIS-- Date: 16 October 1851 Place: Chatham-Kent, Canada West
Rosalie DUBOIS was the child of Hyacinthe DUBOIS and Rosalie Sophie FAUBERT
Children of Guillaume "William" STERLING and Rosalie DUBOIS:
Sophia Emily STERLING (b.18 May 1854, Dover, Kent, Canada West d. 25 August 1926, Dover, Kent, Ontario, Canada)
m. Pierre FAUBERT 5 August 1872
Rosalie DUBOIS-- Date: 16 October 1851 Place: Chatham-Kent, Canada WestRosalie DUBOIS was the child of Hyacinthe DUBOIS and Rosalie Sophie FAUBERT
Children of Guillaume "William" STERLING and Rosalie DUBOIS:
Sophia Emily STERLING (b.18 May 1854, Dover, Kent, Canada West d. 25 August 1926, Dover, Kent, Ontario, Canada)m. Pierre FAUBERT 5 August 1872
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1831 Birth 13 January 1831
Pain Court, Upper Canada
1837 - 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 / PartnerGuillaume "William" STERLING and Rosalie DUBOIS 16 October 1851, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
He was 20 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.1854 Birth of ChildSophia Emily STERLING was born 18 May 1854, Dover, Kent, Ontario, Canada
Guillaume "William" was 23 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.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 Death 27 September 1885
Pain Court, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 54.
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