Damase HERBEC (ARBEC)

(b. 3 July 1825 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada d. 31 March 1908 , Farnham, Québec, Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
HERBEC (ARBEC) Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Damase HERBEC (ARBEC) was born 3 July 1825 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Damase HERBEC (ARBEC) was the child of Joseph HERBEC (ARBEC) and Euphrosine GOYETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Pantaleon HERBEC (HERBECQ) and Marie-Anne FRECHET (maternal) Pierre-Ambroise GOYETTE and Charlotte GUILLET

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

Damase married Henriette BOULAY 14 October 1845 in Marieville, Rouville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Henriette BOULAY was born 13 January 1828 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Henriette died 27 January 1898 in Farnham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Romuald-de-Farnham). Henriette was the child of Amable BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Desanges DEMERS.

Damase HERBEC (ARBEC) died 31 March 1908 in Farnham, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Damase appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into the Everyday Life of a Québécois Man in the Mid-1800s

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Damase HERBEC (ARBEC)

[Hide/Show]

Damase HERBEC (ARBEC) married

Henriette BOULAY-- Date: 14 October 1845 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Canada East
Henriette BOULAY was the child of Amable BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Desanges DEMERS

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

Children of Damase HERBEC (ARBEC) and Henriette BOULAY:

Joseph HERBEC (ARBEC) (b.27 June 1849, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East d. 12 February 1903, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie SEGUIN 21 June 1870 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Damase HERBEC (ARBEC)
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Damase HERBEC (ARBEC): Events, Photos & Historical Records

1825 Birth
3 July 1825
Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

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)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage / Partner
Damase HERBEC (ARBEC) and Henriette BOULAY 14 October 1845, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

He was 20 years old.

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

1849 Birth of Child
Joseph HERBEC (ARBEC) was born 27 June 1849, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Damase was 24 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.

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.

1870 Marriage of Child
Joseph HERBEC (ARBEC) married 21 June 1870, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand) to Marie SEGUIN

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)

1898 Death of Spouse/Partner
Henriette BOULAY died 27 January 1898, Farnham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Romuald-de-Farnham)

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 Child
Joseph HERBEC (ARBEC) died 12 February 1903, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada

Damase was 77 years old.

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 Death
31 March 1908
Farnham, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 82.

Added: 8/11/2022 11:25:28 AM - Updated: 8/11/2022 11:36:52 AM