Pierre GENDRON

Born

11 January 1796 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Died

22 January 1855 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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Francois GENDRON Josephte SIMONEAU

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Born: 11 January 1796 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Father: Francois GENDRON

Mother: Josephte SIMONEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GENDRON , Therese AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph SIMONEAU , Josephte LACHAPELLE dite SARCELLIER

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Pierre married Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER 12 February 1833 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER was born 7 September 1811 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Emerentienne was the child of François BELANGER and Claire LEFEBVRE.

Pierre GENDRON died 22 January 1855 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Pierre GENDRON married

Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER
Marriage date: 12 February 1833
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER was the child of François BELANGER and Claire LEFEBVRE

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Children of Pierre GENDRON and Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER

Emerentienne (Emerence) GENDRON

Born: 29 November 1833, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 18 February 1886, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Married: Adolphe TREMBLAY 8 January 1856 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph GENDRON

Born: 21 September 1844, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth LOISEAU 1864 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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Birth — 1796
11 January 1796
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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

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

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

1833 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GENDRON and Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER 12 February 1833, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 37 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Emerentienne (Emerence) GENDRON was born 29 November 1833, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 37 years old.

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)

1844 Birth of Child
Joseph GENDRON was born 21 September 1844, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 48 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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.