Pierre BERGERON

Born

20 June 1809 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Died

5 December 1884 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre BERGERON

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Born: 20 June 1809 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Parents of Pierre BERGERON

Father

Thomas BERGERON

Mother

Marie GIGUERE

Grandparents of Pierre BERGERON

Paternal grandparents

Thomas BERGERON Thérèse PELISSIER

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE Marie-Jeanne PEPIN

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

Pierre married Catherine FOURQUIN 4 November 1834 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine FOURQUIN was born 10 February 1817 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Catherine died 28 February 1894 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada . Catherine was the child of Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE and Catherine PARENTEAU.

Pierre BERGERON died 5 December 1884 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada .

m. Fourquin Catherine

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre BERGERON

Pierre BERGERON married

Catherine FOURQUIN
Marriage date: 4 November 1834
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Catherine FOURQUIN was the child of Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE and Catherine PARENTEAU

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Children of Pierre BERGERON and Catherine FOURQUIN

Marie BERGERON

Born: 23 April 1845, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: 29 March 1917, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Alfred BERGERON

Born: 13 August 1849, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: 28 December 1931,

Emelie BERGERON

Born: 6 September 1853, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: 13 May 1936, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1809
20 June 1809
Yamaska, Lower Canada

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

1834 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BERGERON and Catherine FOURQUIN 4 November 1834 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 25 years old.

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)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Marie BERGERON was born 23 April 1845, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Alfred BERGERON was born 13 August 1849, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre was 40 years old.

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

1853 Birth of Child
Emelie BERGERON was born 6 September 1853, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre was 44 years old.

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)

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.