Marguerite GINGRAS

Born

6 January 1789 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 May 1851 , Saint-Césaire, Canada East

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François GINGRAS Marguerite GABORIAULT dite LAPALME

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Born: 6 January 1789 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François GINGRAS

Mother: Marguerite GABORIAULT dite LAPALME

Paternal grandparents: Charles GINGRAS , Thérèse LOIGNON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GABORIAULT dit LAPALME , Françoise LEBEAU

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Marguerite married Antoine CHARRON 12 January 1807 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine CHARRON was born abt. 1782 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Antoine died 10 March 1841 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). Antoine was the child of Louis CHARRON dit CABANA and Genevieve MENARD dite ST-ONGE.

Marguerite GINGRAS died 9 May 1851 in Saint-Césaire, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marguerite GINGRAS married

Antoine CHARRON
Marriage date: 12 January 1807
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Antoine CHARRON was the child of Louis CHARRON dit CABANA and Genevieve MENARD dite ST-ONGE

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Children of Antoine CHARRON and Marguerite GINGRAS

Nazaire CHARRON

Born: 2 June 1830, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julie DEPOT 9 July 1850 Place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1789
6 January 1789
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1807 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GINGRAS and Antoine CHARRON 12 January 1807, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

She was 18 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

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 Birth of Child
Nazaire CHARRON was born 2 June 1830, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

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