Henriette VANDAL

Born

5 November 1801 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Died

24 January 1856 , La Baie, Canada East

Henriette married Louis GAGNÉ 13 November 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis GAGNÉ was born 24 August 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Louis died 11 February 1886 in Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada . Louis was the child of Louis GAGNÉ and Josephte-Marguerite GAGNON .

Parents & Family of Henriette VANDAL

Parents of Henriette VANDAL

Father

François VANDAL

Mother

Josephte FORTIN

Grandparents of Henriette VANDAL

Paternal grandparents

François-Antoine VANDAL Françoise GRENON

Maternal grandparents

François FORTIN Geneviève OTIS dite LANGLAIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Henriette VANDAL

Henriette VANDAL married

Louis GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 13 November 1821
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Louis GAGNÉ was the child of Louis GAGNÉ and Josephte-Marguerite GAGNON

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Louis GAGNÉ and Henriette VANDAL

Sophie GAGNÉ

Born: 16 June 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois COTE 3 March 1851 Place: La Baie, Canada East

Praxede GAGNÉ

Born: 14 July 1844, Saint-Valentin, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Ephrem TREMBLAY 1 May 1865 Place: Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Canada East

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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 — 1801
5 November 1801
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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

1821 Marriage / Partner
Henriette VANDAL and Louis GAGNÉ 13 November 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 20 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Sophie GAGNÉ was born 16 June 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Henriette was 29 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

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)

1844 Birth of Child
Praxede GAGNÉ was born 14 July 1844, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada

Henriette was 42 years old.

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)

1851 Marriage of Child
Sophie GAGNÉ married 3 March 1851, La Baie, Canada East to Francois COTE

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.