flag male ancestor  Joseph  THÉROUX

  (b. 20 November 1816 Yamaska, Lower Canada   d. 21 October 1891 Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Drummond, Québec, Canada )  

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Joseph THÉROUX was born 20 November 1816 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Joseph THÉROUX was the child of Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ   and   Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie Anne LANDRY (maternal)  Gregoire GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Agathe HUS MILET (MILLET)

Joseph THÉROUX died 21 October 1891 in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Drummond, Québec, Canada.
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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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birth1816 Birth
20 November 1816
Yamaska, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
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)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
death1891 Death
21 October 1891
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Drummond, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 6/25/2026 7:47:38 AM - Updated: 6/25/2026 7:47:38 AM

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