Brief Life History of Joseph Jean Charles
When Joseph Jean Charles Gravel was born on 4 March 1915, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, his father, Joseph David Leonide Gravel, was 36 and his mother, Florina Montpellier Beaulieu, was 28. He married Marie-Claire-Louise Paiement on 29 May 1943, in Saint-Arsène, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He died on 2 January 2007, in his hometown, at the age of 91, and was buried in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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1980 · Sovereignty-Association Defeated 60% to 40%
The Quebec independence referendum was the first in Quebec and was called by PQ government which advocated secession from Canada. Another one would happen 1995.
1982
Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.
1995 · Second Sovereignty-Association Defeated
This was the second attempt since 1980 at becoming a sovereign province with economic and political partnership between Quebec and the rest of Canada. This was defeated similarly to the first time they tried.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Normand, Gaston, Jean Guy, Lucien, Pierre, Serge, Donat, Felicien, Fernand, Gilles, Michel.
English and Welsh (of Norman origin): probably a habitational name from La Gravelle in La Mayenne and Saint-Hilaire-la-Gravelle in Loir-et-Cher, France.
French: topographic name from a diminutive of Old French grave ‘gravel’ (see Grave ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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