Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT

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14 July 1776 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 December 1853 , Kamouraska, Canada East

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Ignace VAILLANCOURT Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS

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Born: 14 July 1776 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Ignace VAILLANCOURT

Mother: Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS

Paternal grandparents: Joseph VAILLANCOURT , Thérèse MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre PARADIS , Elisabeth LEVASSEUR

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Marie-Thecle married Barthelemy LAVOIE 16 June 1794 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Barthelemy LAVOIE was born 30 July 1769 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Barthelemy died 5 November 1847 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Barthelemy was the child of Basile LAVOIE and Elisabeth BECHARD.

Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT died 8 December 1853 in Kamouraska, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT married

Barthelemy LAVOIE
Marriage date: 16 June 1794
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Barthelemy LAVOIE was the child of Basile LAVOIE and Elisabeth BECHARD

Children of Barthelemy LAVOIE and Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT

Anastasie LAVOIE

Born: abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 December 1820, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre PELLETIER 21 February 1814 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Thecle LAVOIE

Born: 18 March 1805, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 20 August 1856, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Narcisse LEVESQUE 20 November 1826 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1776
14 July 1776
Kamouraska, 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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT and Barthelemy LAVOIE 16 June 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 17 years old.

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

1805 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle LAVOIE was born 18 March 1805, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Thecle was 28 years old.

1814 Marriage of Child
Anastasie LAVOIE married 21 February 1814, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Pierre PELLETIER

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

1820 Death of Child
Anastasie LAVOIE died 21 December 1820, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Thecle was 44 years old.

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-Thecle LAVOIE married 20 November 1826, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Narcisse LEVESQUE

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)

1847 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barthelemy LAVOIE died 5 November 1847, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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