Augustin BLANCHET

Born

2 November 1776 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 July 1829 , Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Augustin BLANCHET

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Born: 2 November 1776 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Augustin BLANCHET

Father

André BLANCHET

Mother

Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU)

Grandparents of Augustin BLANCHET

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Maternal grandparents

François BUTEAU Marie-Anne TANGUAY

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

Augustin married Marguerite PELOQUIN 25 February 1805 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PELOQUIN was born 7 August 1776 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 7 October 1856 in Saint-Jude, Canada East. Marguerite was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marguerite ÉTHIER.

Augustin BLANCHET died 1 July 1829 in Saint-Jude, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin BLANCHET

Augustin BLANCHET married

Marguerite PELOQUIN
Marriage date: 25 February 1805
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marguerite PELOQUIN was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marguerite ÉTHIER

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Augustin BLANCHET and Marguerite PELOQUIN

Catherine BLANCHET (BLANCHETTE)

Born: 6 May 1820, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 28 October 1909, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Married: Edouard CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 14 January 1840 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1776
2 November 1776
Berthier-sur-Mer, 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)

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

1805 Marriage / Partner
Augustin BLANCHET and Marguerite PELOQUIN 25 February 1805, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 28 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

1820 Birth of Child
Catherine BLANCHET (BLANCHETTE) was born 6 May 1820, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Augustin was 43 years old.

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)