flag female ancestor  Marie-Olive  FOURQUIN

  (b. 12 November 1833 Yamaska, Lower Canada   d. 9 August 1910 Yamaska, Québec, Canada )  

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Marie-Olive FOURQUIN was born 12 November 1833 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marie-Olive FOURQUIN was the child of Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE   and   Marie-Susanne CHOUINARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marguerite LASALLE dite TALUSSIER (maternal)  Louis-Marie CHOUINARD and Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR

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Marie-Olive  married  Joseph-Godefroy TONNANCOUR 8 February 1853 in Yamaska, Canada East .  Joseph-Godefroy TONNANCOUR  was born 9 March 1828 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Joseph-Godefroy died 6 August 1900 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Joseph-Godefroy was the child of Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR and Marie FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE.

Marie-Olive FOURQUIN died 9 August 1910 in Yamaska, 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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Marie-Olive FOURQUIN married flag male ancestor Joseph-Godefroy TONNANCOUR-- Date: 8 February 1853 Place: Yamaska, Canada East
Joseph-Godefroy TONNANCOUR was the child of Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR and Marie FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE




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birth1833 Birth
12 November 1833
Yamaska, Lower Canada
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.
marriage1853 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Olive FOURQUIN and Joseph-Godefroy TONNANCOUR 8 February 1853, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 19 years old.
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.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1900 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Godefroy TONNANCOUR died 6 August 1900, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention 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.
death1910 Death
9 August 1910
Yamaska, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 76.
Added: 2/17/2016 2:40:46 PM - Updated: 3/16/2017 10:16:43 AM

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