François LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Born

24 March 1819 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Died

24 November 1859 , Contrecœur, Canada East

François married Hermina-Louise PAQUIN 1 February 1842 in Lanoraie, Canada East .
Hermina-Louise PAQUIN was born abt. 1825 in Québec Province, Canada. Hermina-Louise was the child of Joseph PAQUIN and Rose COMTOIS dite GILBERT .

Parents & Family of François LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Parents of François LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Father

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Mother

Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE

Grandparents of François LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC Louise-Thérèse VENNE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE Cécile DUMAS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François LECLERC (LECLAIR)

François LECLERC (LECLAIR) married

Hermina-Louise PAQUIN
Marriage date: 1 February 1842
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada East
Hermina-Louise PAQUIN was the child of Joseph PAQUIN and Rose COMTOIS dite GILBERT

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François LECLERC (LECLAIR) and Hermina-Louise PAQUIN

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1819
24 March 1819
Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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

1842 Marriage / Partner
François LECLERC (LECLAIR) and Hermina-Louise PAQUIN 1 February 1842, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 22 years old.

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)

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

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

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