Augustin BLANCHET

Born

21 September 1758 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

8 January 1839 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

Augustin married Victoire BERNIER 27 September 1791 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Victoire BERNIER was born 17 August 1773 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . Victoire died 18 May 1806 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Victoire was the child of Charles-Marie BERNIER and Louise LEMIEUX .

Parents & Family of Augustin BLANCHET

Parents of Augustin BLANCHET

Father

Augustin BLANCHET

Mother

Angélique JALBERT

Grandparents of Augustin BLANCHET

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GERBERT dit JALBERT Marguerite AUBERTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin BLANCHET

Augustin BLANCHET married

Victoire BERNIER
Marriage date: 27 September 1791
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Victoire BERNIER was the child of Charles-Marie BERNIER and Louise LEMIEUX

Children of Augustin BLANCHET and Victoire BERNIER

Joseph BLANCHET

Born: 9 July 1798, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ursule BOUSQUET 24 September 1822 Place: La Présentation, 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 — 1758
21 September 1758
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Augustin BLANCHET and Victoire BERNIER 27 September 1791, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 33 years old.

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

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

1798 Birth of Child
Joseph BLANCHET was born 9 July 1798, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 39 years old.

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

1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Victoire BERNIER died 18 May 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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

1822 Marriage of Child
Joseph BLANCHET married 24 September 1822, La Présentation, Lower Canada to Ursule BOUSQUET

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