Gabriel SANSOUCY

Born

19 December 1787 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 June 1855 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East

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Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES Madeleine DUBOIS

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Born: 19 December 1787 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES

Mother: Madeleine DUBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre JACQUES dit SANSOUCY , Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD

Maternal grandparents: François DUBOIS , Françoise POULIN

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Gabriel married Catherine FORAND 3 October 1808 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine FORAND was born 4 September 1790 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine died 2 September 1817 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Charles FORAND and Marie GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN.

Gabriel married (2) Marie MARCOUX 23 June 1818 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MARCOUX was born 6 February 1794 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . Marie died 6 April 1858 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East . Marie was the child of Michel MARCOUX and Marthe LARRIVEE.

Gabriel SANSOUCY died 3 June 1855 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East .
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Gabriel SANSOUCY married

Catherine FORAND
Marriage date: 3 October 1808
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Catherine FORAND was the child of Charles FORAND and Marie GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN

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Children of Gabriel SANSOUCY and Catherine FORAND

Catherine SANSOUCY

Born: abt. 1809, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 January 1848, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East

Married: Toussaint MEUNIER 3 July 1827 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Gabriel SANSOUCY married

Marie MARCOUX
Marriage date: 23 June 1818
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Marie MARCOUX was the child of Michel MARCOUX and Marthe LARRIVEE

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

Children of Gabriel SANSOUCY and Marie MARCOUX

Theotiste SANSOUCY

Born: 22 September 1823, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Athanase PAQUET 2 March 1840 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower 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 — 1787
19 December 1787
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1808 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel SANSOUCY and Catherine FORAND 3 October 1808, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

He was 20 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine FORAND died 2 September 1817, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

1818 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel SANSOUCY and Marie MARCOUX 23 June 1818, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

He was 30 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Theotiste SANSOUCY was born 22 September 1823, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Gabriel was 35 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)

1827 Marriage of Child
Catherine SANSOUCY married 3 July 1827, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Toussaint MEUNIER

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

1840 Marriage of Child
Theotiste SANSOUCY married 2 March 1840, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada to Athanase PAQUET

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)

1848 Death of Child
Catherine SANSOUCY died 27 January 1848, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Gabriel was 60 years old.

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

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

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

Death — 1855
3 June 1855
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
He died at the age of 67.

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