Germain GENDRON

Born

9 October 1826 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

Died

27 July 1910 , Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada

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Prudent GENDRON Henriette CHAMARD

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Born: 9 October 1826 in Rimouski, Lower Canada

Father: Prudent GENDRON

Mother: Henriette CHAMARD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Noel GENDRON , Euphronsine ST-LAURENT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph? CHAMARD , Josephte DANCOSSE

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Germain married Catherine DRAPEAU 9 January 1849 in Sainte-Luce, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Catherine DRAPEAU was born 26 October 1820 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Catherine died 3 May 1904 in Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Joseph DRAPEAU and Marguerite CHORET.

Germain GENDRON died 27 July 1910 in Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, 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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Spouse & Children of Germain GENDRON

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Germain GENDRON married

Catherine DRAPEAU
Marriage date: 9 January 1849
Marriage place: Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Catherine DRAPEAU was the child of Joseph DRAPEAU and Marguerite CHORET

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Children of Germain GENDRON and Catherine DRAPEAU

Jean "Johnny" GENDRON

Born: 30 August 1843, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 24 February 1924, Sayabec, Cté Matapédia, Québec, Canada

Philomene GENDRON

Born: 12 August 1850, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: ,

Adele GENDRON

Born: 25 July 1852, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East
Died: 21 February 1921, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Elzear GENDRON

Born: 24 May 1854, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East
Died: ,

Arthur-Louis GENDRON

Born: 18 January 1856, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East
Died: ,

Adeline GENDRON

Born: 24 July 1857, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East
Died: abt. 1930, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Achille GENDRON

Born: 11 October 1859, Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Canada East
Died: ,

Eugenie Marie GENDRON

Born: 20 May 1861, Baie-des-Sables, Cté Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1826
9 October 1826
Rimouski, Lower Canada

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
Jean "Johnny" GENDRON was born 30 August 1843, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Germain was 16 years old.

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)

1849 Marriage / Partner
Germain GENDRON and Catherine DRAPEAU 9 January 1849, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

He was 22 years old.

1850 Birth of Child
Philomene GENDRON was born 12 August 1850, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Germain was 23 years old.

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

1852 Birth of Child
Adele GENDRON was born 25 July 1852, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Germain was 25 years old.

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

1854 Birth of Child
Elzear GENDRON was born 24 May 1854, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Germain was 27 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Arthur-Louis GENDRON was born 18 January 1856, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Germain was 29 years old.

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

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

1857 Birth of Child
Adeline GENDRON was born 24 July 1857, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Germain was 30 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Achille GENDRON was born 11 October 1859, Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Québec, Canada

Germain was 33 years old.

1861 Birth of Child
Eugenie Marie GENDRON was born 20 May 1861, Baie-des-Sables, Cté Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Germain was 34 years old.

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.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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 Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine DRAPEAU died 3 May 1904, Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

Death — 1910
27 July 1910
Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 83.

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