Joseph-Romain COUILLARD

Born

8 June 1747 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

5 September 1828 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph-Romain COUILLARD

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Born: 8 June 1747 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph-Romain COUILLARD

Father

Joseph COUILLARD

Mother

Marie-Marthe BELANGER

Grandparents of Joseph-Romain COUILLARD

Paternal grandparents

Louis COUILLARD Marie FORTIN

Maternal grandparents

Louis BELANGER Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

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

Joseph-Romain married Marie-Geneviève CARON 10 August 1772 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève CARON was born 30 March 1740 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Marie-Geneviève was the child of Louis CARON and Blanche-Genevieve PAMPALON dite LABRANCHE.

Joseph-Romain COUILLARD died 5 September 1828 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Romain COUILLARD

Joseph-Romain COUILLARD married

Marie-Geneviève CARON
Marriage date: 10 August 1772
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève CARON was the child of Louis CARON and Blanche-Genevieve PAMPALON dite LABRANCHE

Children of Joseph-Romain COUILLARD and Marie-Geneviève CARON

Victoire COUILLARD

Born: 17 February 1776, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amable BERNIER 23 February 1802 Place: L'Islet, Lower Canada

Marie-Archange COUILLARD

Born: 15 March 1778, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 February 1859, L'Islet, Canada East

Married: Pierre BOUCHER 22 January 1799 Place: L'Islet, Lower Canada

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

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Birth — 1747
8 June 1747
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Romain COUILLARD and Marie-Geneviève CARON 10 August 1772, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 25 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Birth of Child
Victoire COUILLARD was born 17 February 1776, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph-Romain was 28 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange COUILLARD was born 15 March 1778, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph-Romain was 30 years old.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange COUILLARD married 22 January 1799, L'Islet, Lower Canada to Pierre BOUCHER

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Victoire COUILLARD married 23 February 1802, L'Islet, Lower Canada to Amable BERNIER

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)