Catherine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Born

22 November 1778 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 February 1850 , Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East

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Antoine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)Catherine VIAU

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Born: 22 November 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Mother: Catherine VIAU

Paternal grandparents: François-Laurent ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) , Marguerite LAQUERRE (LAGUERRE)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-François VIAU , Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ

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Catherine married Joseph COUPAL dit LA REINE 8 January 1798 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph COUPAL dit LA REINE was born 19 February 1756 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Joseph died 3 October 1799 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Antoine COUPAL and Marie-Louise PALIN dite DABONVILLE.

Catherine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) died 11 February 1850 in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East.
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Catherine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) married

Joseph COUPAL dit LA REINE
Marriage date: 8 January 1798
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Joseph COUPAL dit LA REINE was the child of Antoine COUPAL and Marie-Louise PALIN dite DABONVILLE

Children of Joseph COUPAL dit LA REINE and Catherine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Jean-Baptiste COUPAL

Born: 21 June 1798, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 October 1842, Saint-Jacques, Canada East

Married: Euphrosine POISSANT 10 November 1817 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1778
22 November 1778
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Catherine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Joseph COUPAL dit LA REINE 8 January 1798, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

She was 19 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COUPAL was born 21 June 1798, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Catherine was 19 years old.

1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph COUPAL dit LA REINE died 3 October 1799, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste COUPAL married 10 November 1817, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Euphrosine POISSANT

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

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

1842 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste COUPAL died 6 October 1842, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Catherine was 63 years old.

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)

Death — 1850
11 February 1850
Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East
She died at the age of 71.

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