Onesime NADEAU

Born

13 April 1818 , Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada

Died

9 May 1856 , Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East

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Alexandre NADEAU Céleste DEROME

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Born: 13 April 1818 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada

Father: Alexandre NADEAU

Mother: Céleste DEROME

Paternal grandparents: Alexandre NADEAU , Elisabeth BARRE

Maternal grandparents: Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX , Elisabeth CHOQUET

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Onesime married Francois GOSSELIN 31 January 1837 in Iberville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Francois GOSSELIN was born 7 November 1816 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Francois died 6 April 1907 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of François GOSSELIN and Louise MORIN.

Onesime NADEAU died 9 May 1856 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East.
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Onesime NADEAU married

Francois GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 31 January 1837
Marriage place: Iberville, Lower Canada
Francois GOSSELIN was the child of François GOSSELIN and Louise MORIN

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Children of Francois GOSSELIN and Onesime NADEAU

Francois GOSSELIN

Born: 13 November 1837, Iberville, Lower Canada
Died: 9 April 1909, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Mélanise MANY 11 February 1861 Place: Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Philomene GOSSELIN

Born: abt. 1838, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste BRAULT 23 February 1857 Place: Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Adelaide GOSSELIN

Born: abt. 1847, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN

Born: 22 November 1848, Iberville, Canada East
Died: 16 May 1929, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1818
13 April 1818
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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 Marriage / Partner
Onesime NADEAU and Francois GOSSELIN 31 January 1837, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

She was 18 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Birth of Child
Francois GOSSELIN was born 13 November 1837, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Onesime was 19 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN was born 22 November 1848, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Onesime was 30 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.