Charles BLOUIN

Born

30 January 1802 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Died

17 September 1868 , Matane, Québec, Canada

Charles married Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 21 January 1823 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 9 October 1799 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada. Louise died 18 February 1877 in Matane, Québec, Canada . Louise was the child of André MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE .

Parents & Family of Charles BLOUIN

Parents of Charles BLOUIN

Father

Pierre BLOUIN

Mother

Marguerite MOREAU

Grandparents of Charles BLOUIN

Paternal grandparents

Louis BLOUIN Angelique ROBERGE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MOREAU Thecle LAISNE (LAINÉ) dite LALIBERTÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles BLOUIN

Charles BLOUIN married

Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE)
Marriage date: 21 January 1823
Marriage place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of André MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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

Children of Charles BLOUIN and Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Louise BLOUIN

Born: abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Felix PELLETIER 24 November 1846 Place: Matane, Canada East

Elisabeth BLOUIN

Born: 15 February 1832, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Augustin DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE 10 January 1848

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1802
30 January 1802
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower 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

1823 Marriage / Partner
Charles BLOUIN and Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 21 January 1823, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

He was 20 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)

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 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BLOUIN was born 15 February 1832, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Charles was 30 years old.

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)

1846 Marriage of Child
Louise BLOUIN married 24 November 1846, Matane, Canada East to Felix PELLETIER

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.