Ignace PARADIS

Born

13 August 1772 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 April 1854 , Kamouraska, Canada East

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Joseph-Antoine PARADIS Marie-Therese LEVESQUE

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Born: 13 August 1772 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Antoine PARADIS

Mother: Marie-Therese LEVESQUE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques PARADIS , Marie-Rosalie BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE , Marie-Angélique PELLETIER

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Ignace married Marie-Desanges OUELLET 6 October 1795 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Desanges OUELLET was born 3 August 1775 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Desanges died 30 November 1857 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Desanges was the child of Francois OUELLET and Dorothee MOREAU.

Ignace PARADIS died 20 April 1854 in Kamouraska, Canada East .
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Marie-Desanges OUELLET
Marriage date: 6 October 1795
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Marie-Desanges OUELLET was the child of Francois OUELLET and Dorothee MOREAU

Children of Ignace PARADIS and Marie-Desanges OUELLET

Theotiste PARADIS

Born: 8 February 1809, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 5 October 1871, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS 28 February 1832 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1772
13 August 1772
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Ignace PARADIS and Marie-Desanges OUELLET 6 October 1795, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

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

1809 Birth of Child
Theotiste PARADIS was born 8 February 1809, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Ignace was 36 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

1832 Marriage of Child
Theotiste PARADIS married 28 February 1832, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS

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.