Esther MATTEAU

Born

6 December 1805 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Died

12 August 1854 , Yamachiche, Canada East

Esther married Luc DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE 23 February 1829 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Luc DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE was born 31 January 1806 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Luc died 30 October 1890 in St-Sévère, Quebec, Canada. Luc was the child of François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE and Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE .

Parents & Family of Esther MATTEAU

Parents of Esther MATTEAU

Father

Jean-Baptiste MATTEAU

Mother

Elisabeth HEBERT

Grandparents of Esther MATTEAU

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MATTEAU Cecile GOSSELIN

Maternal grandparents

Joseph HEBERT Marie-Rose CORRIVEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Esther MATTEAU

Esther MATTEAU married

Luc DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE
Marriage date: 23 February 1829
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Luc DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE was the child of François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE and Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE

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

Children of Luc DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE and Esther MATTEAU

Olive DEZIEL dite LABRECH

Born: abt. 1849, Yamachiche, Canada East
Died: 9 October 1875, St-Élie, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean BELLEMARE 10 October 1865

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1805
6 December 1805
Yamachiche, 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

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 Marriage / Partner
Esther MATTEAU and Luc DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE 23 February 1829, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 23 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

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.