Francois-Xavier MENARD

Born

December 21, 1808 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Died

13 December 1876 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Age: 72

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Born: December 21, 1808 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Francois-Xavier married Angelique BLANCHARD dite RENAUD 21 September 1830 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique BLANCHARD dite RENAUD was born 6 November 1811 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Angelique died 24 August 1863 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.

Francois-Xavier MENARD died 13 December 1876 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois-Xavier MENARD

Francois-Xavier MENARD married

Angelique BLANCHARD dite RENAUD
Marriage date: 21 September 1830
Marriage place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Children of Francois-Xavier MENARD and Angelique BLANCHARD dite RENAUD

Francois Xavier MENARD

Born: June 6, 1837, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: June 14, 1898, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Virginie ST. JACQUES 1870

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1763–1791: Province of Québec
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1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1808
December 21, 1808
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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
Francois-Xavier MENARD and Angelique BLANCHARD dite RENAUD 21 September 1830, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 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 Birth of Child
Francois Xavier MENARD was born June 6, 1837, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Francois-Xavier was 28 years old.

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)

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

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

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

1863 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angelique BLANCHARD dite RENAUD died 24 August 1863, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.