Edouard LACOMBE

Born

29 August 1826 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Died

17 February 1873 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Edouard LACOMBE

Parents

2 recorded View parent relationships

Grandparents

4 recorded View grandparents

Spouses, Marriages & Children

1 recorded relationshipView family relationships

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 29 August 1826 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Parents of Edouard LACOMBE

Father

Alexandre LACOMBE

Mother

Josephte GODIN

Grandparents of Edouard LACOMBE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE Françoise COLLARD

Maternal grandparents

Antoine GODIN Marie-Josephte THYSDEL dite NOËL

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

Edouard married Aurelie LESAGE 29 July 1845 in Louiseville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Aurelie LESAGE was born 2 September 1825 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Aurelie died 17 May 1855 in Louiseville, Canada East . Aurelie was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESAGE and Josephte DUENNE dite LEMAITRE.

Edouard LACOMBE died 17 February 1873 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Edouard appear below.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Edouard LACOMBE

Edouard LACOMBE married

Aurelie LESAGE
Marriage date: 29 July 1845
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada East
Aurelie LESAGE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESAGE and Josephte DUENNE dite LEMAITRE

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

Children of Edouard LACOMBE and Aurelie LESAGE

Melvina LACOMBE

Born: 28 May 1846, Louiseville, Canada East
Died: 22 February 1919, La Moure, North Dakota, USA

Married: Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY 28 July 1867 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Edouard's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Edouard LACOMBE.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Edouard LACOMBE.

Postcards and Memories of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

How to read this timeline
Records about Edouard LACOMBE and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1826
29 August 1826
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Edouard LACOMBE and Aurelie LESAGE 29 July 1845, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 18 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Birth of Child
Melvina LACOMBE was born 28 May 1846, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Edouard was 19 years old.

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.

1855 Death of Spouse/Partner
Aurelie LESAGE died 17 May 1855, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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.