François OLIVIER

Born

10 August 1760 , Berthierville, Canada

Died

9 May 1844 , Berthierville, Canada East

François married Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 17 February 1783 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 24 December 1765 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Pelagie died 19 December 1827 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Pelagie was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR .

Parents & Family of François OLIVIER

Parents of François OLIVIER

Father

Louis OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE

Mother

Marie-Madeleine HÉNAULT (ENAUD)

Grandparents of François OLIVIER

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) Geneviève GENEREUX

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François OLIVIER

François OLIVIER married

Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
Marriage date: 17 February 1783
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR

Children of François OLIVIER and Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Marguerite OLIVIER

Born: abt. 1787, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Francois-Martin PAYETTE 22 February 1808 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

Hilaire OLIVIER

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 January 1865, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marie DAUPHINAIS dite GENTON 18 January 1825 Place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Birth — 1760
10 August 1760
Berthierville, Canada

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
François OLIVIER and Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 17 February 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 22 years old.

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

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

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Marguerite OLIVIER married 22 February 1808, Berthierville, Lower Canada to Joseph-Francois-Martin PAYETTE

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)

1825 Marriage of Child
Hilaire OLIVIER married 18 January 1825, Lanoraie, Lower Canada to Marie DAUPHINAIS dite GENTON

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 19 December 1827, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

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)

Death — 1844
9 May 1844
Berthierville, Canada East
He died at the age of 83.

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