François-Xavier LEBLANC

Born

26 October 1794 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Died

27 January 1861 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

François-Xavier married Marguerite BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE 12 January 1819 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE was born 10 January 1794 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marguerite died 26 September 1862 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East . Marguerite was the child of Antoine BOURBEAU dit VERVILLE and Marie-Josephte VIENS .

Parents & Family of François-Xavier LEBLANC

Parents of François-Xavier LEBLANC

Father

François-Xavier LEBLANC

Mother

Marie-Josephe ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUX

Grandparents of François-Xavier LEBLANC

Paternal grandparents

Alexis LEBLANC Marie-Josephte PROVENCHER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX Marie-Catherine-Thérèse POISSON dite GENTILLY

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Xavier LEBLANC

François-Xavier LEBLANC married

Marguerite BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE
Marriage date: 12 January 1819
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marguerite BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE was the child of Antoine BOURBEAU dit VERVILLE and Marie-Josephte VIENS

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Children of François-Xavier LEBLANC and Marguerite BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE

Alice (Alix) LEBLANC

Born: 21 September 1832, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: David DUREAU (DUREAULT) 25 September 1855 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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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 — 1794
26 October 1794
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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

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 / Partner
François-Xavier LEBLANC and Marguerite BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE 12 January 1819, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 24 years old.

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

1832 Birth of Child
Alice (Alix) LEBLANC was born 21 September 1832, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

François-Xavier was 37 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)

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)

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

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

1855 Marriage of Child
Alice (Alix) LEBLANC married 25 September 1855, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East to David DUREAU (DUREAULT)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)