flag male ancestor  Basile  LEGACE

  (b. 2 September 1821 Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada   d. 20 November 1846 Sorel, Canada East )  

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Basile LEGACE was born 2 September 1821 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Basile LEGACE was the child of Basile MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ   and   Marie-Reine COUTU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Basile MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Madeleine LECLERC (maternal)  François COUTU and Marie PLOUFFE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Basile  married  Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 7 January 1846 in Sorel, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)  was born 24 November 1818 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada.  Adelaide (Delia) died 22 February 1903 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville).  Adelaide (Delia) was the child of Noel JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Anne-Louise BEAUBIEN dite TROTTIER.

Basile LEGACE died 20 November 1846 in Sorel, Canada East .
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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 Basile LEGACE

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Basile LEGACE married Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!immigrant - Canada to US  photo of Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)  Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)-- Date: 7 January 1846 Place: Sorel, Canada East
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Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was the child of Noel JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Anne-Louise BEAUBIEN dite TROTTIER


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Children of Basile LEGACE and Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS):

Ancestor is complete!flag baby girl ancestor Marie-Adele LEGACE (b.25 October 1846, Sorel, Canada East   d. 20 September 1847, Sorel, Canada East )



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birth1821 Birth
2 September 1821
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1846 Marriage / Partner
Basile LEGACE and Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 7 January 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 24 years old.
death1846 Death
20 November 1846
Sorel, Canada East

He died at the age of 25.
1846 Birth of Child
Marie-Adele LEGACE was born 25 October 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Basile was 25 years old.
Added: - Updated: 6/21/2025 9:30:09 AM

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