Marguerite GRANDBOIS

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30 August 1794 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Died

14 November 1872 , Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada

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Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT Marie-Anne DEMERS

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Born: 30 August 1794 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Father: Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT

Mother: Marie-Anne DEMERS

Paternal grandparents: Unknown UNKNOWN , Marie-Josèphe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jérôme DEMERS , Marie-Anne DOUVILLE

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Marguerite married François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE 21 July 1812 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 3 June 1788 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). François died 7 April 1850 in Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf). François was the child of Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE and Rose RICARD.

Marguerite GRANDBOIS died 14 November 1872 in Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada.
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Marguerite GRANDBOIS married

François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE
Marriage date: 21 July 1812
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada
François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was the child of Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE and Rose RICARD

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Children of François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE and Marguerite GRANDBOIS

Apolline ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE

Born: 23 July 1813, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Germain LANDRY 3 September 1839 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Ephrem ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE

Born: 22 July 1815, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 19 July 1891, Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada

Married: Felicite BOISVERT dite JOBIN 11 October 1842 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Rose-De-Lima ST-GERMAIN

Born: 26 March 1817, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Augustin TROTTIER 18 February 1840 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Married: Olivier BOISVERT 30 May 1843 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE

Born: 27 April 1819, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 26 January 1822, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Sophie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE

Born: 15 January 1821, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 29 March 1827, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Anastasie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE

Born: 26 May 1823, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 1 April 1830, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE

Born: 11 December 1824, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 21 March 1837, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Uldoric ST-GERMAIN

Born: 12 May 1827, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rose-De-Lima BOISVERT 21 July 1846 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Antoine ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE

Born: 29 May 1829, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Dina RANCOURT 7 November 1848 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Hubert ST-GERMAIN dit FLICHE

Born: 4 August 1831, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 3 October 1898, Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise-Olive DEVILLERS 1 March 1859 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Pierre-Noe ST-GERMAIN dit FÈLCHE

Born: 9 October 1833, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Zelia LAQUERRE 21 October 1862 Place: Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada

Married: Malvina DELISLE 22 January 1872 Place: Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE

Born: 21 January 1842, La-Pérade, Canada East
Died: ,

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Birth — 1794
30 August 1794
La-Pérade, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GRANDBOIS and François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE 21 July 1812 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 17 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Apolline ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE was born 23 July 1813, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 18 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Ephrem ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 22 July 1815, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Rose-De-Lima ST-GERMAIN was born 26 March 1817, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Birth of Child
Marguerite ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE was born 27 April 1819, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Sophie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE was born 15 January 1821, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1822 Death of Child
Marguerite ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE died 26 January 1822, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Anastasie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE was born 26 May 1823, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 11 December 1824, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Child
Sophie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE died 29 March 1827, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1827 Birth of Child
Uldoric ST-GERMAIN was born 12 May 1827, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Antoine ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 29 May 1829, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1830 Death of Child
Anastasie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE died 1 April 1830, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Hubert ST-GERMAIN dit FLICHE was born 4 August 1831, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noe ST-GERMAIN dit FÈLCHE was born 9 October 1833, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death of Child
Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE died 21 March 1837, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 42 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage of Child
Apolline ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE married 3 September 1839, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Germain LANDRY

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Marriage of Child
Rose-De-Lima ST-GERMAIN married 18 February 1840, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Augustin TROTTIER

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 21 January 1842, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 47 years old.

1842 Marriage of Child
Ephrem ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE married 11 October 1842, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Felicite BOISVERT dite JOBIN

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage of Child
Rose-De-Lima ST-GERMAIN married 30 May 1843, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Olivier BOISVERT

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage of Child
Uldoric ST-GERMAIN married 21 July 1846, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Rose-De-Lima BOISVERT

1848 Marriage of Child
Antoine ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE married 7 November 1848, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Dina RANCOURT

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Death of Spouse/Partner
François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE died 7 April 1850, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Marriage of Child
Hubert ST-GERMAIN dit FLICHE married 1 March 1859, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Louise-Olive DEVILLERS

1862 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Noe ST-GERMAIN dit FÈLCHE married 21 October 1862, Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada to Zelia LAQUERRE

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - 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.