Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

Born

June 20, 1785 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 January 1847 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste married Marie LACOURSE 24 January 1815 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie LACOURSE was born 20 November 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

Parents of Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

Father

Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

Mother

Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite PROVENCHER

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre CORMIER Marguerite CYR

Maternal grandparents

Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

Jean-Baptiste CORMIER married

Marie LACOURSE
Marriage date: 24 January 1815
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie LACOURSE was the child of Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

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

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean-Baptiste CORMIER and Marie LACOURSE

Marie-Sophie CORMIER

Born: 7 October 1815, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 1 August 1840, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marie-Julie CORMIER

Born: 7 October 1815, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 17 April 1901, Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval, co. Nicolet, Qc Canada

Marie-Hermine CORMIER

Born: 11 April 1817, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 7 November 1866, Sainte-Gertrude, co.Nicolet, Qc Canada

Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

Born: 27 December 1818, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Lucie CORMIER

Born: 11 September 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 5 February 1874, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Olive CORMIER

Born: 12 August 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Augustin CORMIER

Born: 6 June 1824, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 22 April 1846, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Marie-Desanges CORMIER

Born: 10 August 1826, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 23 September 1826, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Moise CORMIER

Born: 13 July 1827, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1895, Ste Angele de Laval, Quebec, Canada

Married: Louise BELLEFEUILLE 19 February 1855 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

David CORMIER

Born: 30 May 1829, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 22 January 1878, Sainte-Gertrude, co. Nicolet, Qc Canada

Marie-Ailee CORMIER

Born: 16 December 1831, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Aulixe CORMIER

Born: 24 May 1834, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 7 March 1836, Bécancour, Nicolet, 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 — 1785
June 20, 1785
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CORMIER and Marie LACOURSE 24 January 1815 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 29 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie CORMIER was born 7 October 1815, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Marie-Sophie CORMIER was born 7 October 1815, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Marie-Hermine CORMIER was born 11 April 1817, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CORMIER was born 27 December 1818, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Lucie CORMIER was born 11 September 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Olive CORMIER was born 12 August 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Augustin CORMIER was born 6 June 1824, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

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

1826 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges CORMIER was born 10 August 1826, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Moise CORMIER was born 13 July 1827, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

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

1829 Birth of Child
David CORMIER was born 30 May 1829, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Marie-Ailee CORMIER was born 16 December 1831, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Marie-Aulixe CORMIER was born 24 May 1834, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1836 Death of Child
Marie-Aulixe CORMIER died 7 March 1836, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 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

1840 Death of Child
Marie-Sophie CORMIER died 1 August 1840, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 55 years old.

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)

1846 Death of Child
Augustin CORMIER died 22 April 1846, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 60 years old.

Death — 1847
8 January 1847
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East
He died at the age of 61.

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