Laurent
BLOUIN
Born
13 August 1843
,
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East
Died
17 February 1896
,
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Parents & Family of Laurent BLOUIN
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Born: 13 August 1843 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East
Father:
David BLOUIN
Mother:
Barbe-Elisabeth FOURNEL
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste BELOIN (BLOUIN)
, Catherine CORRIVEAU
Maternal grandparents:
Joseph FOURNEL
, Marie-Barbe MERCIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laurent married Caroline ST-HILAIRE 18 October 1864 in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Caroline ST-HILAIRE was born 29 November 1847 in Saint-GIlles, Quebec, Canada. Caroline died 13 February 1886 in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Caroline was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Esther DUBOIS.
Laurent married (2) Rose DUBOIS 20 September 1886 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Rose DUBOIS was born 5 November 1856 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Rose died 30 May 1931 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Rose was the child of Louis DUBOIS and Marie-Louise FILTEAU.
Laurent BLOUIN died 17 February 1896 in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada.
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Laurent BLOUIN
Laurent BLOUIN married 
Caroline ST-HILAIRE
Marriage date: 18 October 1864
Marriage place: Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Canada East
See marriage record for Laurent BLOUIN and Caroline ST-HILAIRE
Caroline ST-HILAIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Esther DUBOIS
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
Caroline ST-HILAIREMarriage date: 18 October 1864
Marriage place: Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Canada East
See marriage record for Laurent BLOUIN and Caroline ST-HILAIRECaroline ST-HILAIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Esther DUBOIS
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 Laurent BLOUIN and Caroline ST-HILAIRE
Philomene BLOUINBorn: 1 April 1866, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Canada East
Died: 22 August 1882, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: 22 August 1882, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Malvina BLOUINBorn: 6 July 1867, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Canada East
Died: 7 September 1937, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: 7 September 1937, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Married: Jean DEMERS 14 April 1890 Place: Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Hermengilde BLOUINBorn: 13 April 1869, Laurierville, Québec, Canada
Died: 15 July 1955, Ste-Anastasie-de-Nelson, Lyster, Quebec, Canada
Died: 15 July 1955, Ste-Anastasie-de-Nelson, Lyster, Quebec, Canada
Delphine BLOUINBorn: abt. 1872, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 June 1948, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1948, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Québec, Canada
Married: Eugene DEMERS 17 February 1890 Place: Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Flavien BLOUINBorn: 28 January 1875, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Octave BLOUINBorn: February 1876, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 August 1881, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: 13 August 1881, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Marie-Anna BLOUINBorn: 26 January 1878, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: 17 March 1878, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: 17 March 1878, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Honore BLOUINBorn: 18 March 1879, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Zephirin-Octave BLOUINBorn: 28 February 1881, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marie-Anna-Agathe BLOUINBorn: 18 August 1882, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: 9 April 1883, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: 9 April 1883, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Marie-Anna-Agathe BLOUINBorn: 5 October 1884, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: 1 July 1885, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Died: 1 July 1885, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent BLOUIN married Rose DUBOIS
Marriage date: 20 September 1886
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
See marriage record for Laurent BLOUIN and Rose DUBOIS
Rose DUBOIS was the child of Louis DUBOIS and Marie-Louise FILTEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Rose DUBOISMarriage date: 20 September 1886
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
See marriage record for Laurent BLOUIN and Rose DUBOISRose DUBOIS was the child of Louis DUBOIS and Marie-Louise FILTEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Laurent BLOUIN and Rose DUBOIS
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Birth — 184313 August 1843
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1864 Marriage / PartnerLaurent BLOUIN and Caroline ST-HILAIRE 18 October 1864, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
He was 21 years old.
1864 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1866 Birth of ChildPhilomene BLOUIN was born 1 April 1866, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 22 years old.
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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1867 Birth of ChildMalvina BLOUIN was born 6 July 1867, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 23 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1869 Birth of ChildHermengilde BLOUIN was born 13 April 1869, Laurierville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Julie-de-Somerset)
Laurent was 25 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1875 Birth of ChildFlavien BLOUIN was born 28 January 1875, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 31 years old.
1876 Birth of ChildOctave BLOUIN was born February 1876, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Laurent was 32 years old.
1878 Birth of ChildMarie-Anna BLOUIN was born 26 January 1878, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 34 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1879 Birth of ChildHonore BLOUIN was born 18 March 1879, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 35 years old.
1881 Birth of ChildZephirin-Octave BLOUIN was born 28 February 1881, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 37 years old.
1881 Death of ChildOctave BLOUIN died 13 August 1881, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 38 years old.
1882 Birth of ChildMarie-Anna-Agathe BLOUIN was born 18 August 1882, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 39 years old.
1882 Death of ChildPhilomene BLOUIN died 22 August 1882, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 39 years old.
1883 Death of ChildMarie-Anna-Agathe BLOUIN died 9 April 1883, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 39 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Birth of ChildMarie-Anna-Agathe BLOUIN was born 5 October 1884, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 41 years old.
1885 Death of ChildMarie-Anna-Agathe BLOUIN died 1 July 1885, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 41 years old.
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1886 Marriage / PartnerLaurent BLOUIN and Rose DUBOIS 20 September 1886, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
He was 43 years old.
1886 Death of Spouse/PartnerCaroline ST-HILAIRE died 13 February 1886, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1890 Marriage of ChildDelphine BLOUIN married 17 February 1890, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Eugene DEMERS
1890 Marriage of ChildMalvina BLOUIN married 14 April 1890, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Jean DEMERS
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of CanadaRECORD HISTORY
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