Marie-Louise BLANCHET

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9 March 1777 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 November 1853 , Saint-Henri, Canada East

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Antoine BLANCHET Agathe ROY

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Born: 9 March 1777 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine BLANCHET

Mother: Agathe ROY

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLANCHET , Catherine ROUSSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Augustin ROY , Marie-Agathe AUBE dite LANGLOIS

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Marie-Louise married Louis GAGNE 7 October 1794 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis GAGNE was born 30 January 1769 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Louis died 24 May 1848 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Louis was the child of Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS.

Marie-Louise BLANCHET died 5 November 1853 in Saint-Henri, 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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Marie-Louise BLANCHET married

Louis GAGNE
Marriage date: 7 October 1794
Marriage place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Louis GAGNE was the child of Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS

Children of Louis GAGNE and Marie-Louise BLANCHET

Archange GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE

Born: 23 March 1802, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anthyme FRECHETTE 17 October 1820 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Married: Pierre TARDIF 18 January 1825 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1777
9 March 1777
Saint-Henri, 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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise BLANCHET and Louis GAGNE 7 October 1794, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

She was 17 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Archange GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born 23 March 1802, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Louise was 25 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

1820 Marriage of Child
Archange GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE married 17 October 1820, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Anthyme FRECHETTE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Archange GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE married 18 January 1825, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Pierre TARDIF

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)