Michel HENRY (HENRI)

Born

30 September 1803 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Died

6 March 1861 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

Michel married Basilisse LEMIEUX 26 July 1831 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Basilisse LEMIEUX was born abt. 1808 in Québec Province, Canada. Basilisse died 21 October 1872 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Basilisse was the child of Ambroise LEMIEUX and Josephte COUTURE .

Parents & Family of Michel HENRY (HENRI)

Parents of Michel HENRY (HENRI)

Father

Jean-Baptiste HENRI dit JACQUES

Mother

Geneviève GOULET

Grandparents of Michel HENRY (HENRI)

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste JACQUES dit HENRI Josephte BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents

Louis-Michel GOULET Marie-Anne ASSELIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel HENRY (HENRI)

Michel HENRY (HENRI) married

Basilisse LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 26 July 1831
Marriage place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Basilisse LEMIEUX was the child of Ambroise LEMIEUX and Josephte COUTURE

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

Children of Michel HENRY (HENRI) and Basilisse LEMIEUX

Philomene HENRI

Born: 10 May 1837, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 April 1916, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Michel TOUSSAINT 17 January 1860 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1803
30 September 1803
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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

1831 Marriage / Partner
Michel HENRY (HENRI) and Basilisse LEMIEUX 26 July 1831, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

He was 27 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Birth of Child
Philomene HENRI was born 10 May 1837, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel was 33 years old.

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)

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)