Alexis AUCOIN

Born

31 January 1767 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 April 1830 , Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

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Pierre AUCOIN Marie-Josephte BRISSON

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Born: 31 January 1767 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre AUCOIN

Mother: Marie-Josephte BRISSON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre AUCOIN , Elisabeth Isabelle BRAULT

Maternal grandparents: François-Michel BRISSON , Marie-Geneviève PEPIN

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Alexis married Marie-Elisabeth GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 14 November 1791 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 13 June 1773 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Elisabeth died 27 November 1834 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Jacques-Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Catherine-Louise LEROUX.

Alexis AUCOIN died 27 April 1830 in Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada.
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Marie-Elisabeth GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE
Marriage date: 14 November 1791
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Elisabeth GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was the child of Jacques-Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Catherine-Louise LEROUX

Children of Alexis AUCOIN and Marie-Elisabeth GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Elisabeth AUCOIN

Born: 6 September 1806, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 19 February 1880, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Charles PAULHUS 27 April 1830 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1767
31 January 1767
Sorel, 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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Alexis AUCOIN and Marie-Elisabeth GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 14 November 1791, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 24 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1806 Birth of Child
Elisabeth AUCOIN was born 6 September 1806, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Alexis was 39 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