Rosalie SERRE

Born

Died

30 April 1878 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Rosalie married Jean-Baptiste LEONARD dit SIMON 14 April 1823 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jean-Baptiste LEONARD dit SIMON was born 16 May 1802 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 30 April 1878 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD and Marie-Louise TARTRE dite LARIVIÈRE .

Parents & Family of Rosalie SERRE

Parents of Rosalie SERRE

Father

Gabriel SERRE

Mother

Geneviève-Theotiste LEDUC

Grandparents of Rosalie SERRE

Paternal grandparents

Toussaint-Hyacinthe SERRE Marie-Louise HURTUBISE

Maternal grandparents

Augustin LEDUC Elisabeth LALONDE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rosalie SERRE

Rosalie SERRE married

Jean-Baptiste LEONARD dit SIMON
Marriage date: 14 April 1823
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste LEONARD dit SIMON was the child of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD and Marie-Louise TARTRE dite LARIVIÈRE

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Children of Jean-Baptiste LEONARD dit SIMON and Rosalie SERRE

Jean-Baptiste LEONARD

Born: 3 February 1824, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Gabriel LEONARD

Born: abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Celine PROVENCAL 31 May 1848 Place: Montréal, Canada East

Adelaide-Adeline LEONARD

Born: 2 June 1827, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Francois-Xavier LEONARD

Born: 24 January 1829, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Flavie LEONARD

Born: 26 February 1831, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: 18 August 1831, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise LEONARD

Born: 18 May 1832, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Sophie LEONARD

Born: 14 July 1834, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Henriette LEONARD

Born: 23 September 1835, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: 6 April 1918, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Benjamin LEONARD

Born: 5 February 1838, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Luc LEONARD

Born: 9 May 1843, Montréal, Canada East
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Rosalie's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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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

1823 Marriage / Partner
Rosalie SERRE and Jean-Baptiste LEONARD dit SIMON 14 April 1823, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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

1824 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEONARD was born 3 February 1824, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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 Birth of Child
Adelaide-Adeline LEONARD was born 2 June 1827, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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

1829 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier LEONARD was born 24 January 1829, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Flavie LEONARD was born 26 February 1831, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1832 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEONARD was born 18 May 1832, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1834 Birth of Child
Sophie LEONARD was born 14 July 1834, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1835 Birth of Child
Henriette LEONARD was born 23 September 1835, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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

1838 Birth of Child
Benjamin LEONARD was born 5 February 1838, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

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

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)

1843 Birth of Child
Luc LEONARD was born 9 May 1843, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LEONARD married 31 May 1848, Montréal, Canada East to Celine PROVENCAL

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

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

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.