Procule MERCIER

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3 November 1778 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 July 1844 , Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

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Joseph MERCIER Marie-Josephte LEVRON

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Born: 3 November 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph MERCIER

Mother: Marie-Josephte LEVRON

Paternal grandparents: Antoine MERCIER , Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LEVRON , Rose VERONNEAU

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Procule married Nicolas-Francois GIRARD 6 May 1799 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Nicolas-Francois GIRARD was born 11 September 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Nicolas-Francois died 4 January 1852 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix). Nicolas-Francois was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS.

Procule MERCIER died 22 July 1844 in Sainte-Agnès, Canada East .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Procule MERCIER married

Nicolas-Francois GIRARD
Marriage date: 6 May 1799
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Nicolas-Francois GIRARD was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS

Children of Nicolas-Francois GIRARD and Procule MERCIER

Gertrude GIRARD

Born: 30 March 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 30 April 1866, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Thomas IMBEAULT 25 November 1817 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne GIRARD

Born: 25 July 1802, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 4 January 1883, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie SIMARD 26 November 1826 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1778
3 November 1778
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Procule MERCIER and Nicolas-Francois GIRARD 6 May 1799, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 20 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Gertrude GIRARD was born 30 March 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Procule was 21 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GIRARD was born 25 July 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Procule was 23 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Gertrude GIRARD married 25 November 1817, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Thomas IMBEAULT

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-Anne GIRARD married 26 November 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph-Marie SIMARD

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)