Brief Life History of Marie- Yvette Simonne
Marie- Yvette Simonne Major was born on 20 November 1919, in Fassett, Papineau, Quebec, Canada. She married Joseph Théodore Gagné on 12 June 1943, in Lachute, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada. She died on 11 July 2007, in Lachute, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 87.
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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.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the personal name Malg(i)er, Maug(i)er, an Old French form of ancient Germanic Madalgar(i) (see Mauger ).
Hungarian: from a shortened form of majorosgazda (see Majoros ) or a derivative of German Meyer .
Polish, Czech, and Slovak: from the military rank major (derived from Latin maior ‘greater’), a word related to English mayor and the German surname Meyer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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