Joseph
MERCIER
Born
20 June 1778
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
28 April 1862
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East
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Born: 20 June 1778 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Pierre MERCIER
Mother:
Marguerite FORTIN
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre MERCIER
, Marie-Louise TANGUAY
Maternal grandparents:
Joseph FORTIN
, Genevieve FOURNIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Louise CARON 19 May 1801 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise CARON was born 16 September 1784 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 7 November 1819 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Ambroise CARON and Victoire DUFOUR.
Joseph MERCIER died 28 April 1862 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Joseph MERCIER
Joseph MERCIER married 
Marie-Louise CARON
Marriage date: 19 May 1801
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise CARON was the child of Ambroise CARON and Victoire DUFOUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Louise CARONMarriage date: 19 May 1801
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise CARON was the child of Ambroise CARON and Victoire DUFOUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph MERCIER and Marie-Louise CARON
Julie-Lucie MERCIERBorn: 6 August 1804, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 26 December 1877, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Died: 26 December 1877, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Married: Pierre-Antoine MIVILLE 8 November 1856 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 177820 June 1778
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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
1801 Marriage / PartnerJoseph MERCIER and Marie-Louise CARON 19 May 1801, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
He was 22 years old.
1804 Birth of ChildJulie-Lucie MERCIER was born 6 August 1804, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 26 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Louise CARON died 7 November 1819, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1856 Marriage of ChildJulie-Lucie MERCIER married 8 November 1856, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Antoine MIVILLE
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 186228 April 1862
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East
He died at the age of 83.
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