Marie-Catherine CARON

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28 April 1779 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 February 1840 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CARON Catherine CHAPAIS

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Born: 28 April 1779 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste CARON

Mother: Catherine CHAPAIS

Paternal grandparents: Charles CARON , Marie-Josephe GAULIN (GOLIN)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CHAPAIS , Brigitte LÉVESQUE

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Marie-Catherine married Joseph BOIS 26 September 1797 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BOIS was born 11 September 1771 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Joseph was the child of Roch-Sylvain BOIS and Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE.

Marie-Catherine CARON died 6 February 1840 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Catherine CARON married

Joseph BOIS
Marriage date: 26 September 1797
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Joseph BOIS was the child of Roch-Sylvain BOIS and Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Children of Joseph BOIS and Marie-Catherine CARON

Elisabeth BOIS

Born: 4 March 1800, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean Firmin VALCOURT dit MORIN 21 April 1823 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Lucie BOIS

Born: 25 December 1809, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 February 1863, Saint-Jérôme, Canada East

Married: Jean-Marie ST-PIERRE 26 July 1829 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1779
28 April 1779
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine CARON and Joseph BOIS 26 September 1797, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BOIS was born 4 March 1800, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 20 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Lucie BOIS was born 25 December 1809, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Catherine was 30 years old.

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BOIS married 21 April 1823, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Jean Firmin VALCOURT dit MORIN

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)

1829 Marriage of Child
Lucie BOIS married 26 July 1829, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Jean-Marie ST-PIERRE

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)