Josephte PEPIN

Born

15 December 1778 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 September 1864 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Parents & Family of Josephte PEPIN

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Born: 15 December 1778 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Josephte PEPIN

Father

Alexandre PEPIN

Mother

Marie Anne PARR

Grandparents of Josephte PEPIN

Paternal grandparents

Charles-François PEPIN Louise-Catherine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Maternal grandparents

Jean PARR Marie Josephte ROY dite LALIBERTÉ

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

Josephte married Michel BILLY 25 November 1799 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel BILLY was born 29 September 1775 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Michel died 18 February 1840 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Michel was the child of Michel BILLY and Marie-Louise DUCLOS dite CARIGNAN.

Josephte PEPIN died 1 September 1864 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte PEPIN

Josephte PEPIN married

Michel BILLY
Marriage date: 25 November 1799
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Michel BILLY was the child of Michel BILLY and Marie-Louise DUCLOS dite CARIGNAN

Children of Michel BILLY and Josephte PEPIN

Julie BILLY

Born: 20 July 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 16 February 1880, Plessisville, Quebec, Canada

Married: Pierre POISSON 24 June 1823 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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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 — 1778
15 December 1778
Bécancour, Nicolet, 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
Josephte PEPIN and Michel BILLY 25 November 1799, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 20 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Julie BILLY was born 20 July 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephte was 25 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Julie BILLY married 24 June 1823, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Pierre POISSON

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

1840 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel BILLY died 18 February 1840, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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)

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

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