Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET

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3 October 1779 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 August 1849 , Varennes, Canada East

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Louis CHOQUET Josephte BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Born: 3 October 1779 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis CHOQUET

Mother: Josephte BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Amable CHOQUET , Angélique CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Josephte SENÉCAL

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Jean-Baptiste married Josette LUSSIER 6 November 1848 in Varennes, Canada East . Josette LUSSIER was born 29 December 1796 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . Josette died 21 August 1849 in Varennes, Canada East . Josette was the child of Louis LUSSIER and Marie BRIEN dite DESROCHES.

Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET died 29 August 1849 in Varennes, Canada East .
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Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET married

Josette LUSSIER
Marriage date: 6 November 1848
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada East
Josette LUSSIER was the child of Louis LUSSIER and Marie BRIEN dite DESROCHES

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1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1779
3 October 1779
Varennes, 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)

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

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

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)

1848 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET and Josette LUSSIER 6 November 1848, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 69 years old.