Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Lamontagne was born on 24 December 1823, in Bécancour, Bécancour, Quebec, Canada, his father, Francois Lamontagne, was 29 and his mother, Anna Marie Legare, was 25. He married Louise Helene Harrington on 4 February 1856, in Bécancour, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 10 daughters. He died on 12 June 1910, in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.
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- Josephe Lamontagne, "United States Census, 1880"
- Joseph Lamontagne & Louis Harrington, marriage (parents Francois Lamontagne & Marie Legare and Hughes Harington) in Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979
- Joseph Lamontagne, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered
The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Lucien, Marcel, Emile, Pierre, Aime, Andre, Fernand, Normand, Gaston, Ovide, Achille.
French:
habitational name for someone from any of several places called La Montagne, or a variant of the topographic name Montagne 1, with fused feminine definite article la.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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