Joseph TARDIF

Born

14 April 1776 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 January 1854 , Saint-Henri, Canada East

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Pierre TARDIF Geneviève GUAY

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Born: 14 April 1776 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre TARDIF

Mother: Geneviève GUAY

Paternal grandparents: Pierre TARDIF , Geneviève BLOUIN

Maternal grandparents: Ignace GUAY , Marie-Josephte COURTOIS

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Joseph married Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE 25 July 1796 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE was born 29 July 1772 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 19 February 1842 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Madeleine was the child of Pierre DANEAU (DANIAU) dit LAPRISE and Genevieve ROUSSEAU.

Joseph TARDIF died 17 January 1854 in Saint-Henri, 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.

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Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE
Marriage date: 25 July 1796
Marriage place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE was the child of Pierre DANEAU (DANIAU) dit LAPRISE and Genevieve ROUSSEAU

Children of Joseph TARDIF and Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE

Pierre TARDIF

Born: 7 March 1799, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Archange GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE 18 January 1825 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1776
14 April 1776
Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TARDIF and Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE 25 July 1796, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

He was 20 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Pierre TARDIF was born 7 March 1799, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Joseph was 22 years old.

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)

1825 Marriage of Child
Pierre TARDIF married 18 January 1825, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Archange GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE

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