Jean-Baptiste FILION

Born

03 March 1775 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 March 1867 , Napierville, Canada East

Age: 92

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Antoine FILION Victoire GIRARD

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Born: 03 March 1775 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine FILION

Mother: Victoire GIRARD

Paternal grandparents: Paul FILION , Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GIRARD , Marie-Anne VÉZINA

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Jean-Baptiste married Angélique PARÉ 29 February 1808 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Angélique PARÉ was born 29 September 1780 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 26 April 1864 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Angélique was the child of Charles PARÉ and Marie-Etienne LESSARD.

Jean-Baptiste FILION died 13 March 1867 in Napierville, Canada East .

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1725-1784 baptism at St-Joachim for twins Jean Baptiste & Paul Filion

1867 burial at Napierville for Jean Baptiste Filion

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Jean-Baptiste FILION married

Angélique PARÉ
Marriage date: 29 February 1808
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Angélique PARÉ was the child of Charles PARÉ and Marie-Etienne LESSARD

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Children of Jean-Baptiste FILION and Angélique PARÉ

Jean-Baptiste FILION

Born: 18 November 1808, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 2 August 1858, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Flavie BOUDREAU 20 January 1833 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Married: Phebee BARBEAU 31 March 1856 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Marie-Angélique FILION

Born: 4 January 1810, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 14 February 1890, Napierville, Québec, Canada

Married: Charles BOUDREAU 16 February 1830 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Domithilde FILION

Born: 6 March 1811, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles THIBAULT 23 June 1829 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

François-Magloire FILION

Born: 7 May 1812, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 2 February 1868, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Pelagie THIBODEAU 19 January 1836 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Louise FILION

Born: 30 December 1814, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ambroise THIBODEAU 1 October 1833 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Celeste FILION

Born: 3 May 1816, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 3 January 1885, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jean BLOUIN (BELOIN) 8 November 1836 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Pierre FILION

Born: 19 September 1818, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 14 October 1908, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Flavie ROBERT 14 September 1840 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Justine FILION

Born: 16 September 1820, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 4 January 1898, Napierville, Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin GUAY 25 September 1838 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Antoine FILION

Born: 2 May 1823, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: 17 July 1856, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Marie Florence GIRARD 28 October 1850

Marcelline FILION

Born: 3 August 1824, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: 3 May 1913, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Married: François Hilaire DUPONT 3 October 1848 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

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Birth — 1775
03 March 1775
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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)

1808 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FILION and Angélique PARÉ 29 February 1808, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 33 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FILION was born 18 November 1808, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique FILION was born 4 January 1810, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Domithilde FILION was born 6 March 1811, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
François-Magloire FILION was born 7 May 1812, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FILION was born 30 December 1814, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Celeste FILION was born 3 May 1816, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 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
Pierre FILION was born 19 September 1818, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Justine FILION was born 16 September 1820, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Antoine FILION was born 2 May 1823, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Marcelline FILION was born 3 August 1824, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.

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)

1829 Marriage of Child
Domithilde FILION married 23 June 1829, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Charles THIBAULT

1830 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique FILION married 16 February 1830, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Charles BOUDREAU

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FILION married 20 January 1833, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Flavie BOUDREAU

1833 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise FILION married 1 October 1833, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Ambroise THIBODEAU

1836 Marriage of Child
François-Magloire FILION married 19 January 1836, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Pelagie THIBODEAU

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

1836 Marriage of Child
Celeste FILION married 8 November 1836, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Jean BLOUIN (BELOIN)

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage of Child
Justine FILION married 25 September 1838, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Augustin GUAY

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
Pierre FILION married 14 September 1840, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Flavie ROBERT

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 of Child
Marcelline FILION married 3 October 1848, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to François Hilaire DUPONT

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.

1856 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FILION married 31 March 1856, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Phebee BARBEAU

1856 Death of Child
Antoine FILION died 17 July 1856, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Jean-Baptiste was 81 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste FILION died 2 August 1858, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Jean-Baptiste was 83 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique PARÉ died 26 April 1864, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Death — 1867
13 March 1867
Napierville, Canada East
He died at the age of 92.

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