David BLOUIN

(b. 3 October 1804 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada d. 19 September 1874 , Laurierville, Québec, Canada )

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David BLOUIN was born 3 October 1804 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

David BLOUIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BELOIN (BLOUIN) and Catherine CORRIVEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BLOUIN and Geneviève MERCIER (maternal) Jean-Guillaume CORRIVEAU and Françoise BRUNEAU

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

David married Barbe-Elisabeth FOURNEL 31 January 1826 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Barbe-Elisabeth FOURNEL was born 9 July 1810 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Barbe-Elisabeth died 1 October 1845 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Barbe-Elisabeth was the child of Joseph FOURNEL and Marie-Barbe MERCIER.

David BLOUIN died 19 September 1874 in Laurierville, Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

David BLOUIN was a Marchand.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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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Family and Children of David BLOUIN

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David BLOUIN married

Barbe-Elisabeth FOURNEL-- Date: 31 January 1826 Place: Québec, Lower Canada

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Barbe-Elisabeth FOURNEL was the child of Joseph FOURNEL and Marie-Barbe MERCIER

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Children of David BLOUIN and Barbe-Elisabeth FOURNEL:

Laurent BLOUIN (b.13 August 1843, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East d. 17 February 1896, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada)
m. Caroline ST-HILAIRE 18 October 1864 in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
m. Rose DUBOIS 20 September 1886 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1804 Birth
3 October 1804
Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Baptism

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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)

1826 Marriage / Partner
David BLOUIN and Barbe-Elisabeth FOURNEL 31 January 1826 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 21 years old.

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

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)

1843 Birth of Child
Laurent BLOUIN was born 13 August 1843, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

David was 38 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barbe-Elisabeth FOURNEL died 1 October 1845, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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.

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)

1864 Marriage of Child
Laurent BLOUIN married 18 October 1864, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Caroline ST-HILAIRE

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.