Antoine FILION

Born

2 May 1823 , Napierville, Lower Canada

Died

17 July 1856 , Napierville, Canada East

Parents & Family of Antoine FILION

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Born: 2 May 1823 in Napierville, Lower Canada

Parents of Antoine FILION

Father

Jean-Baptiste FILION

Mother

Angélique PARÉ

Grandparents of Antoine FILION

Paternal grandparents

Antoine FILION Victoire GIRARD

Maternal grandparents

Charles PARÉ Marie-Etienne LESSARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Antoine married Marie Florence GIRARD 28 October 1850 in Rouville, Saint-Georges-de-Noyan, Iberville, Quebec Canada . Marie Florence GIRARD was born 17 August 1827 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Marie Florence died 31 March 1909 in Highgate, Vermont, USA . Marie Florence was the child of Thomas GIRARD and Julie DUGAS dite LABRECHE.

Antoine FILION died 17 July 1856 in Napierville, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine FILION

Antoine FILION married

Marie Florence GIRARD
Marriage date: 28 October 1850
Marriage place: Rouville, Saint-Georges-de-Noyan, Iberville, Quebec Canada
Marie Florence GIRARD was the child of Thomas GIRARD and Julie DUGAS dite LABRECHE

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Children of Antoine FILION and Marie Florence GIRARD

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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 — 1823
2 May 1823
Napierville, Lower Canada

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FILION and Marie Florence GIRARD 28 October 1850, Rouville, Saint-Georges-de-Noyan, Iberville, Quebec Canada

He was 27 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.