Theophile THEROUX

Born

19 March 1797 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Died

5 March 1861 , Yamaska, Canada East

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André THEROUX Charlotte MCCLURE

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Born: 19 March 1797 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Father: André THEROUX

Mother: Charlotte MCCLURE

Paternal grandparents: André THEROUX , Jeanne-Therese PELISSIER dite LAFEUILLADE

Maternal grandparents: Thomas MCCLURE , Marie-Élisabeth-Charlotte FALARDEAU

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

Theophile married Julie BERNIER 31 July 1820 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Julie BERNIER was born 21 December 1800 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Julie was the child of François BERNIER and Therese BERGERON.

Theophile THEROUX died 5 March 1861 in Yamaska, Canada East .
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Theophile THEROUX married

Julie BERNIER
Marriage date: 31 July 1820
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Julie BERNIER was the child of François BERNIER and Therese BERGERON

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Children of Theophile THEROUX and Julie BERNIER

Joseph THEROUX

Born: 28 August 1830, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 7 October 1891, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Aime THEROUX

Born: 29 May 1839, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 18 October 1915, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Elide THEROUX

Born: 25 May 1841, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: ,

Elizabeth-Eloise THEROUX

Born: 27 November 1843, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: ,

Gilbert THEROUX

Born: 15 September 1847, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: 8 May 1938, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada

Arthur-Alfred THEROUX

Born: abt. 1863, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Albert-Victor THEROUX

Born: abt. 1865, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Blanche THEROUX

Born: abt. 1865, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1797
19 March 1797
Yamaska, Lower Canada

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Theophile THEROUX and Julie BERNIER 31 July 1820, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 23 years old.

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 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Joseph THEROUX was born 28 August 1830, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Theophile was 33 years old.

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)

1839 Birth of Child
Aime THEROUX was born 29 May 1839, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Theophile was 42 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
Elide THEROUX was born 25 May 1841, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Theophile was 44 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Elizabeth-Eloise THEROUX was born 27 November 1843, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Theophile was 46 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Birth of Child
Gilbert THEROUX was born 15 September 1847, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Theophile was 50 years old.

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