Pierre-Ignace COULOMBE

Born

5 September 1740 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

24 August 1836 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste COULOMBE Marie-Anne LIENARD dite DURBOIS

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Born: 5 September 1740 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste COULOMBE

Mother: Marie-Anne LIENARD dite DURBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean COULOMBE , Jeanne BALAN dite LACOMBE

Maternal grandparents: Sebastien LIENARD dit DURBOIS , Catherine-Josephe BONHOMME

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Pierre-Ignace married Marie BOUCHER 30 May 1768 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BOUCHER was born abt. 1749 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 23 June 1828 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit BARBEL and Marie-Catherine GLADU dite COGNAC.

Pierre-Ignace COULOMBE died 24 August 1836 in Berthierville, Lower 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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Pierre-Ignace COULOMBE married

Marie BOUCHER
Marriage date: 30 May 1768
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BOUCHER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit BARBEL and Marie-Catherine GLADU dite COGNAC

Children of Pierre-Ignace COULOMBE and Marie BOUCHER

Genevieve COULOMBE

Born: 15 April 1771, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1834, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: François VADNAIS 12 January 1789 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1740
5 September 1740
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Ignace COULOMBE and Marie BOUCHER 30 May 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 27 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Genevieve COULOMBE was born 15 April 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre-Ignace was 30 years old.

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)

1789 Marriage of Child
Genevieve COULOMBE married 12 January 1789, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François VADNAIS

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)

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)