Joseph CHAINE (CHENET)

Born

29 April 1778 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 September 1857 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Alexis CHAINE (CHENET)Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT)

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Born: 29 April 1778 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Alexis CHAINE (CHENET)

Mother: Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Jean Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) , Josephte Jeanne DUPUIS

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

Joseph married Françoise GAUDET 5 October 1801 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise GAUDET was born 13 January 1782 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 2 February 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of François GAUDET and Marie-Josephe BOUSQUET.

Joseph married (2) Agathe GIROUARD 30 October 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe GIROUARD was born 21 December 1786 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Agathe died 6 July 1855 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Agathe was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUARD and Agathe ALLAIRE.

Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) died 3 September 1857 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Joseph CHAINE (CHENET)

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Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) married

Françoise GAUDET
Marriage date: 5 October 1801
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Françoise GAUDET was the child of François GAUDET and Marie-Josephe BOUSQUET

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Children of Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) and Françoise GAUDET

François-Ambroise CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: 16 October 1806, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 16 May 1871, La Présentation, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise GOULET 8 February 1831 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) married

Agathe GIROUARD
Marriage date: 30 October 1809
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Agathe GIROUARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUARD and Agathe ALLAIRE

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Children of Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) and Agathe GIROUARD

Toussaint CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: 21 November 1815, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Desanges RICHARD 31 January 1843 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1778
29 April 1778
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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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)

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) and Françoise GAUDET 5 October 1801, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
François-Ambroise CHAINE (CHENET) was born 16 October 1806, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 28 years old.

1809 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) and Agathe GIROUARD 30 October 1809, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise GAUDET died 2 February 1809, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1815 Birth of Child
Toussaint CHAINE (CHENET) was born 21 November 1815, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 37 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

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

1831 Marriage of Child
François-Ambroise CHAINE (CHENET) married 8 February 1831, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise GOULET

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)

1843 Marriage of Child
Toussaint CHAINE (CHENET) married 31 January 1843, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Desanges RICHARD

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.

1855 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe GIROUARD died 6 July 1855, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada