Catherine NIEDING

Born

15 June 1797 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Died

20 October 1883 , Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada

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Caspar-Gerhardt NIEDING Marie-Angélique GAGNÉ dite D'AUBURGEON

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Born: 15 June 1797 in La Prairie, Lower Canada

Father: Caspar-Gerhardt NIEDING

Mother: Marie-Angélique GAGNÉ dite D'AUBURGEON

Paternal grandparents: Heinrich "Henry" NIEDING , Magdeleine KIENFEN

Maternal grandparents: Marc GAGNÉ , Catherine BARAULT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS 10 February 1823 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS was born 25 December 1789 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Paul-Alexandre died 28 March 1853 in Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada. Paul-Alexandre was the child of Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Anne DEMERS.

Catherine NIEDING died 20 October 1883 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Catherine NIEDING married

Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS
Marriage date: 10 February 1823
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS was the child of Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Anne DEMERS

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Children of Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS and Catherine NIEDING

Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS

Born: 17 January 1824, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Died: 19 October 1917, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada

Married: Louise DALLAIRE 18 November 1844 Place: Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

Married: Marie-Philomene DELINELLE 4 February 1861

Eusèbe ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS

Born: 18 January 1824, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Died: 17 August 1832, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada

Alexandre-Hyacinthe ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS

Born: 23 February 1827, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Died: 24 November 1842, Sainte-Martine, Canada East

François-Xavier ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS

Born: 2 December 1828, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Died: 10 April 1848, Sainte-Martine, Canada East

Marie-Catherine ALEXANDRE dite GRANDBOIS

Born: 9 July 1830, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Died: 7 July 1834, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada

Elmire-Caroline ALEXANDRE dite GRANDBOIS

Born: 8 March 1832, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Died: 18 June 1868, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Married: Paul TRUDEL 20 November 1854 Place: Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

George-Arthur ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS

Born: 24 April 1834, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Died: 27 July 1834, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada

Cyrille ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS

Born: 3 October 1835, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Alphonse-Ligouri ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS

Born: 15 April 1837, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Died: 8 July 1837, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1797
15 June 1797
La Prairie, 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage / Partner
Catherine NIEDING and Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS 10 February 1823, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 17 January 1824, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 26 years old.

1824 Birth of Child
Eusèbe ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 18 January 1824, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 26 years old.

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Alexandre-Hyacinthe ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 23 February 1827, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 29 years old.

1828 Birth of Child
François-Xavier ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 2 December 1828, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 31 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine ALEXANDRE dite GRANDBOIS was born 9 July 1830, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 33 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Elmire-Caroline ALEXANDRE dite GRANDBOIS was born 8 March 1832, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 34 years old.

1832 Death of Child
Eusèbe ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS died 17 August 1832, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 35 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
George-Arthur ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 24 April 1834, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 36 years old.

1834 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine ALEXANDRE dite GRANDBOIS died 7 July 1834, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 37 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Cyrille ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 3 October 1835, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 38 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Birth of Child
Alphonse-Ligouri ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 15 April 1837, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 39 years old.

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
Alexandre-Hyacinthe ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS died 24 November 1842, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 45 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)

1844 Marriage of Child
Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS married 18 November 1844, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon) to Louise DALLAIRE

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Death of Child
François-Xavier ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS died 10 April 1848, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 50 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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

1853 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS died 28 March 1853, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

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

1854 Marriage of Child
Elmire-Caroline ALEXANDRE dite GRANDBOIS married 20 November 1854, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada to Paul TRUDEL

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.