Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER

Born

8 March 1784 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 October 1847 , Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER Felicite MARTIN

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Born: 8 March 1784 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER

Mother: Felicite MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Marie FOURNIER , Marie-Angélique DIONNE

Maternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste MARTIN dit BARNABÉ , Marie Louise BRUN

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie Venerande VIOLET (VIOLETTE) 1 February 1808 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Venerande VIOLET (VIOLETTE) was born abt. 1785 in New Brunswick, Canada. Marie Venerande was the child of François VIOLET (VIOLETTE) and Marie Luce THIBODEAU.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Salome CYR 17 January 1815 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada . Salome CYR was born abt. 1795 in New Brunswick, Canada. Salome was the child of Paul CYR and Charlotte AYOTTE.

Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER died 8 October 1847 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada .

Bapteme 23 juillet 1785, La Pocatière, Jean-Baptiste né en Acadie le 8 mars 1784 de JB Fournier et Félicité Martin

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Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER married

Marie Venerande VIOLET (VIOLETTE)
Marriage date: 1 February 1808
Marriage place: Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
Marie Venerande VIOLET (VIOLETTE) was the child of François VIOLET (VIOLETTE) and Marie Luce THIBODEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER and Marie Venerande VIOLET (VIOLETTE)

Sophie FOURNIER

Born: 27 January 1810, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 14 July 1886, Van Buren, Maine, USA

Married: Jean Baptiste BOURGOIN 26 October 1830 Place: Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)

Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER married

Salome CYR
Marriage date: 17 January 1815
Marriage place: Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
Salome CYR was the child of Paul CYR and Charlotte AYOTTE

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Birth — 1784
8 March 1784
L'Acadie, 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
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER and Marie Venerande VIOLET (VIOLETTE) 1 February 1808, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)

He was 23 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Sophie FOURNIER was born 27 January 1810, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1815 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER and Salome CYR 17 January 1815, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)

He was 30 years old.

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

1830 Marriage of Child
Sophie FOURNIER married 26 October 1830, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston) to Jean Baptiste BOURGOIN

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)