Antoine LAJEUNESSE

Born

5 August 1776 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 March 1850 , Longueuil, Canada East

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Antoine LAJEUNESSE Marguerite JOACHIM dite RIENDEAU (REGUINDEAU)

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Born: 5 August 1776 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine LAJEUNESSE

Mother: Marguerite JOACHIM dite RIENDEAU (REGUINDEAU)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAJEUNESSE , Marie-Josephte HAREL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph RÉGUINDEAU dit JOACHIM , Marie-Madeleine LACOSTE

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

Antoine married Geneviève DEMERS 12 January 1801 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Geneviève DEMERS was born 28 January 1781 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Geneviève died 30 June 1842 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury). Geneviève was the child of Henri-Marie DEMERS and Geneviève BOILEAU.

Antoine LAJEUNESSE died 2 March 1850 in Longueuil, Canada East .
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Geneviève DEMERS
Marriage date: 12 January 1801
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Geneviève DEMERS was the child of Henri-Marie DEMERS and Geneviève BOILEAU

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Children of Antoine LAJEUNESSE and Geneviève DEMERS

Antoine LAJEUNESSE

Born: 3 April 1802, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 18 February 1855, Iberville, Canada East

Henri LAJEUNESSE

Born: 13 August 1803, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died: 3 January 1878, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite THERRIEN 5 February 1833 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Genevieve LAJEUNESSE

Born: 22 July 1805, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 23 February 1811, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Emilie LAJEUNESSE

Born: 15 June 1812, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Genevieve LAJEUNESSE

Born: 1 February 1814, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died: 19 July 1814, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Marguerite LAJEUNESSE

Born: abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel THERRIEN 22 October 1833 Place: Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Michel LAJEUNESSE

Born: 2 July 1815, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1776
5 August 1776
Longueuil, 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)

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LAJEUNESSE and Geneviève DEMERS 12 January 1801, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 24 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Antoine LAJEUNESSE was born 3 April 1802, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine was 25 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Henri LAJEUNESSE was born 13 August 1803, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 27 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Genevieve LAJEUNESSE was born 22 July 1805, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine was 28 years old.

1811 Death of Child
Genevieve LAJEUNESSE died 23 February 1811, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 34 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Emilie LAJEUNESSE was born 15 June 1812, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 35 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Genevieve LAJEUNESSE was born 1 February 1814, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 37 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Michel LAJEUNESSE was born 2 July 1815, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 38 years old.

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

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

1833 Marriage of Child
Henri LAJEUNESSE married 5 February 1833, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marguerite THERRIEN

1833 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LAJEUNESSE married 22 October 1833, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury) to Michel THERRIEN

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 Spouse/Partner
Geneviève DEMERS died 30 June 1842, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

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
2 March 1850
Longueuil, Canada East
He died at the age of 73.

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