Catherine DRAPEAU

Born

26 October 1820 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

Died

3 May 1904 , Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada

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Joseph DRAPEAU Marguerite CHORET

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Born: 26 October 1820 in Rimouski, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph DRAPEAU

Mother: Marguerite CHORET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DRAPEAU , Josephte MARANDA

Maternal grandparents: Augustin CHORET , Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

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Catherine married Germain GENDRON 9 January 1849 in Sainte-Luce, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Germain GENDRON was born 9 October 1826 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Germain died 27 July 1910 in Val-Brillant, Cté Matapédia, Quebec, Canada. Germain was the child of Prudent GENDRON and Henriette CHAMARD.

Catherine DRAPEAU died 3 May 1904 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 Catherine DRAPEAU

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Catherine DRAPEAU married

Germain GENDRON
Marriage date: 9 January 1849
Marriage place: Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Germain GENDRON was the child of Prudent GENDRON and Henriette CHAMARD

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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 — 1820
26 October 1820
Rimouski, Lower Canada

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

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)

Catherine was 22 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
Catherine DRAPEAU and Germain GENDRON 9 January 1849, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

She was 28 years old.

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

Catherine was 29 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

Catherine was 31 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

Catherine was 33 years old.

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

Catherine was 35 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

Catherine was 36 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

Catherine was 38 years old.

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

Catherine was 40 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.