Marie-Barbe THERRIEN

Born

20 August 1821 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Died

24 February 1912 , Ste-Zoé de Grandes-Bergeronnes, Canada

Marie-Barbe married Christophe POITRAS 16 September 1844 in La Malbaie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Christophe POITRAS was born 30 October 1820 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Christophe died 13 May 1903 in St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Canada. Christophe was the child of Christophe POITRAS and Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) .

Parents & Family of Marie-Barbe THERRIEN

Parents of Marie-Barbe THERRIEN

Father

Joseph-Gervais THERRIEN

Mother

Marie GAGNE

Grandparents of Marie-Barbe THERRIEN

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie THERRIEN Marie-Ange GAGNON

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GAGNÉ Geneviève PEDNEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Barbe THERRIEN

Marie-Barbe THERRIEN married

Christophe POITRAS
Marriage date: 16 September 1844
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Canada East

See marriage record for Marie-Barbe THERRIEN and Christophe POITRAS
Christophe POITRAS was the child of Christophe POITRAS and Mary HEWETT (HEWITT)

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Christophe POITRAS and Marie-Barbe THERRIEN

Elise POITRAS

Born: 28 July 1849, Les Escoumins, Canada East
Died: 3 March 1937, St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marc-Mars TREMBLAY 19 January 1866

Aulive (Olive) Aveline POITRAS

Born: 22 November 1856, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Herménégilde LAROUCHE 5 July 1875

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1821
20 August 1821
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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)

1844 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Barbe THERRIEN and Christophe POITRAS 16 September 1844, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 23 years old.

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)

1849 Birth of Child
Elise POITRAS was born 28 July 1849, Les Escoumins, Québec, Canada

Marie-Barbe was 27 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1856 Birth of Child
Aulive (Olive) Aveline POITRAS was born 22 November 1856, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Barbe was 35 years old.

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.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Death of Spouse/Partner
Christophe POITRAS died 13 May 1903, St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Canada

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

Death — 1912
24 February 1912
Ste-Zoé de Grandes-Bergeronnes, Canada
She died at the age of 90.

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