Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS

Born

25 January 1769 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

25 June 1844 , Deschaillons, Canada East

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Louis CHEVREFILS Marie-Anne MARCOTTE

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Born: 25 January 1769 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis CHEVREFILS

Mother: Marie-Anne MARCOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE , Geneviève PAILLARD (PAILLE)

Maternal grandparents: Bernard-Pierre MARCOTTE , Marie-Louise HOUDE

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Louis-Henri married Josephte GAUTHIER 21 October 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Josephte GAUTHIER was born 4 April 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Josephte died 2 January 1847 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Gertrude GRENON.

Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS died 25 June 1844 in Deschaillons, Canada East .
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Josephte GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 21 October 1788
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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Josephte GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Gertrude GRENON

Children of Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS and Josephte GAUTHIER

Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Born: 5 September 1789, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 20 November 1809 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE

Born: 19 January 1791, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise PAILLE 21 October 1823 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Born: 28 December 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 2 November 1865, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Married: Paul LEMAY 3 November 1819 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Firmin HEROUX 7 February 1820 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Angele CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Born: 9 June 1804, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul RIVARD dit LAGLANDERIE 9 May 1826 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Born: 21 October 1805, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Died: 21 January 1846, Yamachiche, Canada East

Married: Olivier DUCHEMIN 6 May 1822 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE

Born: 12 May 1807, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1769
25 January 1769
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS and Josephte GAUTHIER 21 October 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 19 years old.

1788 Marriage
married Josephte Gauthier 21 October 1788 Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, Quebec Canada

1789 Birth of Child
Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 5 September 1789, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis-Henri was 20 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was born 19 January 1791, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis-Henri was 21 years old.

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

1797 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 28 December 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis-Henri was 28 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Angele CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 9 June 1804, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Louis-Henri was 35 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 21 October 1805, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Louis-Henri was 36 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was born 12 May 1807, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Louis-Henri was 38 years old.

1809 Marriage of Child
Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 20 November 1809, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 3 November 1819, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Paul LEMAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 7 February 1820, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Firmin HEROUX

1822 Marriage of Child
Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 6 May 1822, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Olivier DUCHEMIN

1823 Marriage of Child
Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE married 21 October 1823, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Louise PAILLE

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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Angele CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 9 May 1826, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Paul RIVARD dit LAGLANDERIE

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

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)

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