Joseph TAILLEFER

Born

12 June 1802 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

Died

abt. 1851 , Cornwall, Canada West

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François TAILLEFER Françoise CHAMPAGNE dite ANDEGRAVE

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Born: 12 June 1802 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

Father: François TAILLEFER

Mother: Françoise CHAMPAGNE dite ANDEGRAVE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER , Catherine MIVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Paul ANDEGRAVE dit CHAMPAGNE , Marie-Jeanne-Louise LEONARD dite SIMON

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Joseph married Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE 10 January 1831 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was born 19 July 1798 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada. Esther was the child of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON and Agathe PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON.

Joseph TAILLEFER died abt. 1851 in Cornwall, Canada West.
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Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE
Marriage date: 10 January 1831
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada
Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON and Agathe PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON

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Children of Joseph TAILLEFER and Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE

Marie-Delphine TAILLEFER

Born: 9 October 1838, Coteau-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: 20 October 1897, Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Married: Louis-Toussaint CAILLE dit LECLAIR 20 November 1857 Place: Cornwall, Canada West

Marie-Adelphine TAILLEFER

Born: 9 October 1838, Coteau-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: 29 October 1897, Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Married: Louis LECLAIR 1859

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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 — 1802
12 June 1802
Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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

1831 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TAILLEFER and Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE 10 January 1831, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

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
Marie-Adelphine TAILLEFER was born 9 October 1838, Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1838 Birth of Child
Marie-Delphine TAILLEFER was born 9 October 1838, Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac)

Joseph was 36 years old.

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)

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)

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