François MARTIN

Born

24 March 1808 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Died

22 April 1852 , Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

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Joseph MARTIN Marie BARD

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Born: 24 March 1808 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph MARTIN

Mother: Marie BARD

Paternal grandparents: Andre MARTIN , Françoise OUELLET

Maternal grandparents: Augustin BARD , Marie-Modeste LEVESQUE

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François married Felicite FITZBACK 1 June 1830 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite FITZBACK was born 4 April 1802 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Felicite died 28 June 1868 in Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. Felicite was the child of Charles FITZBACK and Perpetue HUDON dite BEAULIEU.

François MARTIN died 22 April 1852 in Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Kamouraska, Quebec, 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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François MARTIN married

Felicite FITZBACK
Marriage date: 1 June 1830
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Felicite FITZBACK was the child of Charles FITZBACK and Perpetue HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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Children of François MARTIN and Felicite FITZBACK

Joseph MARTIN

Born: abt. 1835, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 May 1875, Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie ,Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Married: Virginie HUDON 24 February 1873

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Birth — 1808
24 March 1808
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage / Partner
François MARTIN and Felicite FITZBACK 1 June 1830, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 22 years old.

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)