Cleophas GROULX

(b. abt. 1820 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 July 1872 , Montréal, Québec, Canada )

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Cleophas GROULX was born abt. 1820 in Québec Province, Canada

Cleophas GROULX was the child of Christophe GROULX and Marie-Louise BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois GROULX and Marie-Catherine ROBITAILLE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE and Catherine BAZINET

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

Cleophas married Marie-Louise RAYMOND 20 August 1846 in Montréal, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise RAYMOND was born 30 August 1830 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Louise was the child of Francois-Benoni RAYMOND and Catherine LAVIGNE dite TESSIER.

Cleophas GROULX died 16 July 1872 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
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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 Cleophas GROULX

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Cleophas GROULX married

Marie-Louise RAYMOND-- Date: 20 August 1846 Place: Montréal, Canada East
Marie-Louise RAYMOND was the child of Francois-Benoni RAYMOND and Catherine LAVIGNE dite TESSIER

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Children of Cleophas GROULX and Marie-Louise RAYMOND:

Joseph GROULX (b.9 September 1847, Montréal, Canada East d. 2 February 1890, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite GUERARD

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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

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 / Partner
Cleophas GROULX and Marie-Louise RAYMOND 20 August 1846, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1847 Birth of Child
Joseph GROULX was born 9 September 1847, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.