Benjamin LARRIVEE

(b. abt. 1804 , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 July 1866 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )

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Benjamin LARRIVEE was born abt. 1804 in Québec Province, Canada

Benjamin LARRIVEE was the child of Joseph LARRIVEE (ARRIVÉE) and Marie-Josephte PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LARRIVEE (ARRIVEE) and Marie Charlotte VALLIERE (VALLIERES) (maternal) Andre PLANTE and Angelique MONTMINY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Benjamin married Ursule JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 18 February 1822 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was born 21 February 1804 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Ursule was the child of Charles-Benoni JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Marguerite QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME.

Benjamin LARRIVEE died 18 July 1866 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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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Benjamin LARRIVEE married

Ursule JANOT dite LACHAPELLE-- Date: 18 February 1822 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Ursule JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was the child of Charles-Benoni JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Marguerite QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME

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Children of Benjamin LARRIVEE and Ursule JANOT dite LACHAPELLE:

Hermenegilde LARRIVEE (b.18 March 1840, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Cesarie LOISELLE dite SINOT 11 July 1859 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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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 / Partner
Benjamin LARRIVEE and Ursule JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 18 February 1822, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Birth of Child
Hermenegilde LARRIVEE was born 18 March 1840, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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)

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.

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

1859 Marriage of Child
Hermenegilde LARRIVEE married 11 July 1859, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Cesarie LOISELLE dite SINOT

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)