Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON

Born

29 April 1793 , Chambly, Lower Canada

Died

18 April 1864 , Saint-Valentin, Canada East

Parents & Family of Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON

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Born: 29 April 1793 in Chambly, Lower Canada

Parents of Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON

Father

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Mother

Elisabeth LAGÜE

Grandparents of Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE Marie-Amable CLAVEAU

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas LAGÜE dit SANSCARTIER Marie-Renee MENARD

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

Pierre-Charles married Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX 6 May 1822 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX was born 16 May 1803 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte died 27 January 1879 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Michel LAMOUREUX and Charlotte PATENAUDE.

Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON died 18 April 1864 in Saint-Valentin, Canada East.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON

Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON married

Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX
Marriage date: 6 May 1822
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada

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Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX was the child of Michel LAMOUREUX and Charlotte PATENAUDE

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

Children of Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON and Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX

Gédéon-Célestin DÉRAGON

Born: 9 August 1826, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 1 April 1889, Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada

Married: Adelaide (Adeline) LANDRY 1875

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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 — 1793
29 April 1793
Chambly, Lower Canada

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

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

1822 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON and Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX 6 May 1822, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 29 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 Birth of Child
Gédéon-Célestin DÉRAGON was born 9 August 1826, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre-Charles was 33 years old.

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)

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

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