François VERRET

Born

23 June 1795 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Died

21 April 1848 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

François married Angélique MAILLOT 4 November 1816 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique MAILLOT was born 22 September 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Angélique died 7 July 1828 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Angélique was the child of Louis-Amable MAILLOT and Marie-Josephe LAROCHE .

Parents & Family of François VERRET

Parents of François VERRET

Father

Michel VERRET

Mother

Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH)

Grandparents of François VERRET

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Charles VERRET Marguerite TESSIER

Maternal grandparents

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François VERRET

François VERRET married

Angélique MAILLOT
Marriage date: 4 November 1816
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Angélique MAILLOT was the child of Louis-Amable MAILLOT and Marie-Josephe LAROCHE

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

Children of François VERRET and Angélique MAILLOT

Julie VERRET

Born: 19 April 1818, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 7 July 1903, St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada

Married: Bernard-Modeste DUMONT 11 August 1840 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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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 — 1795
23 June 1795
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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

1816 Marriage / Partner
François VERRET and Angélique MAILLOT 4 November 1816, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 21 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Julie VERRET was born 19 April 1818, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

François was 22 years old.

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)

1828 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique MAILLOT died 7 July 1828, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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 Marriage of Child
Julie VERRET married 11 August 1840, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Bernard-Modeste DUMONT

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)

Death — 1848
21 April 1848
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East
He died at the age of 52.

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