Marguerite CHAUVIN

Born

2 January 1776 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 December 1861 , Saint-Pie, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste CHAUVIN Marie-Agnes DENIS

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Born: 2 January 1776 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste CHAUVIN

Mother: Marie-Agnes DENIS

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas CHAUVIN , Marie-Madeleine CAIN dite LATAILLE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS , Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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Marguerite married Basile OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE 16 February 1795 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Basile OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE was born 27 April 1769 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Basile was the child of Louis OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE and Marie-Madeleine HÉNAULT (ENAUD).

Marguerite CHAUVIN died 7 December 1861 in Saint-Pie, 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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Marguerite CHAUVIN married

Basile OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE
Marriage date: 16 February 1795
Marriage place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Basile OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE was the child of Louis OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE and Marie-Madeleine HÉNAULT (ENAUD)

Children of Basile OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE and Marguerite CHAUVIN

Marie-Tharsile OLIVIER

Born: 27 November 1806, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 1 October 1885, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER 17 October 1826 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Julie OLIVIER

Born: 8 November 1808, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul LUSSIER 2 March 1829 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1776
2 January 1776
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite CHAUVIN and Basile OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE 16 February 1795, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Tharsile OLIVIER was born 27 November 1806, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Julie OLIVIER was born 8 November 1808, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 32 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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Marie-Tharsile OLIVIER married 17 October 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Julie OLIVIER married 2 March 1829, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Paul LUSSIER

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

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)