Firmin RIOUX

(b. 19 September 1803 , Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada d. 14 May 1861 , Trois-Pistoles, Canada East )

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Firmin RIOUX was born 19 September 1803 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada

Firmin RIOUX was the child of Paul RIOUX and Marie-Marguerite COTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vincent RIOUX and Julienne DROUIN (maternal) Joseph-Claude CÔTÉ and Marie-Louise LEVASSEUR

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

Firmin married Sophie LEBEL 24 January 1827 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie LEBEL was born 18 January 1804 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Sophie was the child of Antoine LEBEL and Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU.

Firmin RIOUX died 14 May 1861 in Trois-Pistoles, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Firmin RIOUX

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Firmin RIOUX married

Sophie LEBEL-- Date: 24 January 1827 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Sophie LEBEL was the child of Antoine LEBEL and Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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Children of Firmin RIOUX and Sophie LEBEL:

Emilie RIOUX (b.13 December 1827, Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada d. 13 April 1914, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada )
m. Leandre PELLETIER 12 September 1855 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

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1803 Birth
19 September 1803
Trois-Pistoles, 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)

1827 Marriage / Partner
Firmin RIOUX and Sophie LEBEL 24 January 1827, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

1827 Birth of Child
Emilie RIOUX was born 13 December 1827, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

Firmin was 24 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.