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flag male ancestor  Pierre  DUHAMEL

Born
30 November 1799 ,  Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died
17 December 1866 ,  Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Richelieu, Canada East
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Born: 30 November 1799 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Parents of Pierre DUHAMEL

Father
Louis DUHAMEL
Mother
Modeste GIROUARD

Grandparents of Pierre DUHAMEL

Paternal grandparents
Pierre DUHAMEL Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ
Maternal grandparents
Pierre GIROUARD Theotiste DUPUIS


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

Pierre  married  Françoise GAUDET 21 January 1822 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise GAUDET  was born 27 January 1803 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.  Françoise was the child of Michel GAUDET and Genevieve BRAZEAU.

Pierre DUHAMEL died 17 December 1866 in Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Richelieu, Canada East.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre DUHAMEL

Pierre DUHAMEL married flag female ancestor Françoise GAUDET
Marriage date: 21 January 1822
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Françoise GAUDET was the child of Michel GAUDET and Genevieve BRAZEAU



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Children of Pierre DUHAMEL and Françoise GAUDET


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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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BirthBirth — 1799
30 November 1799
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1822 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUHAMEL and Françoise GAUDET 21 January 1822, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
1829 Birth of Child
André DUHAMEL was born 16 November 1829, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 29 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
News1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
marriage1854 Marriage of Child
André DUHAMEL married 17 October 1854, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada East to Philomene ARCHAMBAULT
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
DeathDeath — 1866
17 December 1866
Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Richelieu, Canada East
He died at the age of 67.
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