Jean (John) GALLANT

Born

24 August 1802 , Barachois, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

26 September 1888 , Barachois, New Brunswick, Canada

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Thomas HACHE dit GALLANT Helene HACHE

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Born: 24 August 1802 in Barachois, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Thomas HACHE dit GALLANT

Mother: Helene HACHE

Paternal grandparents: Sylvestre HACHÉ dit GALLANT , Marie Josephe POIRIER

Maternal grandparents: Michel HACHE , Anne MELANSON

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Jean (John) married Marie Madeleine BOURQUE 11 August 1828 in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Madeleine BOURQUE was born 11 January 1807 in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie Madeleine died 19 March 1840 in Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie Madeleine was the child of Francois Hubert BOURQUE and Dorothy DOWNING.

Jean (John) married (2) Rosalie BABINEAU 3 February 1845 in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada . Rosalie BABINEAU was born abt. 1825 in New Brunswick, Canada. Rosalie was the child of Pierre BABINEAU and Marguerite CORMIER.

Jean (John) GALLANT died 26 September 1888 in Barachois, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Jean (John) GALLANT married

Marie Madeleine BOURQUE
Marriage date: 11 August 1828
Marriage place: Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada
Marie Madeleine BOURQUE was the child of Francois Hubert BOURQUE and Dorothy DOWNING

Children of Jean (John) GALLANT and Marie Madeleine BOURQUE

Abel GALLANT

Born: 8 July 1837, Barachois, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 29 September 1906, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Lucille BELLIVEAU 1864

Jean (John) GALLANT married

Rosalie BABINEAU
Marriage date: 3 February 1845
Marriage place: Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Rosalie BABINEAU was the child of Pierre BABINEAU and Marguerite CORMIER

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Birth — 1802
24 August 1802
Barachois, New Brunswick, Canada

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)

1828 Marriage / Partner
Jean (John) GALLANT and Marie Madeleine BOURQUE 11 August 1828, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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

1837 Birth of Child
Abel GALLANT was born 8 July 1837, Barachois, New Brunswick, Canada

Jean (John) was 34 years old.

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
Marie Madeleine BOURQUE died 19 March 1840, Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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)

1845 Marriage / Partner
Jean (John) GALLANT and Rosalie BABINEAU 3 February 1845, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 42 years old.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.