Laurent PARADIS

Born

10 July 1827 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Died

24 November 1889 , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Laurent married Florence LANOUE 24 October 1848 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Florence LANOUE was born 18 March 1822 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Florence died 18 July 1876 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . Florence was the child of Alexandre LANOUE and Charlotte THERRIEN .

Parents & Family of Laurent PARADIS

Parents of Laurent PARADIS

Father

Antoine PARADIS

Mother

Marie-Josephe ROY

Grandparents of Laurent PARADIS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste PARADIS Marie ANTOINE

Maternal grandparents

Eloi ROY Marie-Josephte COMEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Laurent PARADIS

Laurent PARADIS married

Florence LANOUE
Marriage date: 24 October 1848
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Florence LANOUE was the child of Alexandre LANOUE and Charlotte THERRIEN

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

Children of Laurent PARADIS and Florence LANOUE

Lawrence Arthur PARADIS

Born: 8 July 1852, Napierville, Canada East
Died: 9 December 1916, Green Valley, Minnesota, USA

Rachel PARADIS

Born: abt. 1853, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Telesphore PARADIS

Born: 22 January 1854, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Died: 27 December 1928, Sodus Township, Lyon, Minnesota, USA

Josephine PARADIS

Born: 23 June 1858, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Died: 3 March 1888, Grandview Township, Lyon, Minnesota, USA

Florence PARADIS

Born: September 1859, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Died: abt. 1878, , Québec Province, Canada

Pierre PARADIS

Born: 3 June 1860, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Died: ,

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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 — 1827
10 July 1827
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Laurent PARADIS and Florence LANOUE 24 October 1848, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

He was 21 years old.

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

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

1852 Birth of Child
Lawrence Arthur PARADIS was born 8 July 1852, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Laurent was 25 years old.

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

1854 Birth of Child
Telesphore PARADIS was born 22 January 1854, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Laurent was 26 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Josephine PARADIS was born 23 June 1858, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Laurent was 30 years old.

1859 Birth of Child
Florence PARADIS was born September 1859, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Laurent was 32 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Pierre PARADIS was born 3 June 1860, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Laurent was 32 years old.

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.