Marie-Reine CHOUINARD

Born

13 February 1771 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 September 1851 , Kamouraska, Canada East

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Jean-François CHOUINARD Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT

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Born: 13 February 1771 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-François CHOUINARD

Mother: Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre CHOUINARD , Marie-Ursule MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Antoine MORIN dit VALCOURT , Marguerite DANIAU dite LAPRISE

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Marie-Reine married Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS 10 February 1792 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 21 June 1764 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Joseph-Marie died 26 February 1856 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Joseph-Marie was the child of Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Rose LEBEL.

Marie-Reine CHOUINARD died 3 September 1851 in Kamouraska, Canada East .

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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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Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS
Marriage date: 10 February 1792
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Rose LEBEL

Children of Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Reine CHOUINARD

Joseph Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 9 November 1793, Pointe-Sèche, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
Died: 6 October 1863, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Rose OUELLET 4 August 1840 Place: Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 10 December 1796, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 29 October 1888, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Married: Theotiste PARADIS 28 February 1832 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Rose ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 8 May 1814, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 11 April 1865, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Felix MOREAU 1 October 1833 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1771
13 February 1771
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Reine CHOUINARD and Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS 10 February 1792, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 21 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Joseph Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 9 November 1793, Pointe-Sèche, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Reine was 22 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 10 December 1796, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Reine was 25 years old.

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

1814 Birth of Child
Rose ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 8 May 1814, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Reine was 43 years old.

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

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

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS married 28 February 1832, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Theotiste PARADIS

1833 Marriage of Child
Rose ROY dite DESJARDINS married 1 October 1833, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Felix MOREAU

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

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

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

1840 Marriage of Child
Joseph Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS married 4 August 1840, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada to Marie-Rose OUELLET

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

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

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

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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