Joseph-Gabriel MERCIER

Born

8 February 1764 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 February 1834 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Pascal MERCIER Josephte BERNIER

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Born: 8 February 1764 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Pascal MERCIER

Mother: Josephte BERNIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MERCIER , Marie-Madeleine ASSELIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BERNIER , Claire FORTIN

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

Joseph-Gabriel married Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY 7 November 1790 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY was born 1 November 1763 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Victoire died 16 December 1839 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Victoire was the child of Jean-François TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER.

Joseph-Gabriel MERCIER died 11 February 1834 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 7 November 1790
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY was the child of Jean-François TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER

Children of Joseph-Gabriel MERCIER and Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY

Ursule MERCIER

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 September 1874, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

Albert MERCIER

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 October 1859, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada East

Sophie MERCIER

Born: 23 March 1796, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: François TREMBLAY 22 February 1819 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis-De-Gonzague MERCIER

Born: 11 February 1798, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie MERCIER

Born: abt. 1804, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Jeanne MERCIER

Born: 29 June 1806, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine LEBOEUF dit BEAUSEIGLE 7 January 1828 Place: Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)

Germain MERCIER

Born: abt. 1808, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie MERCIER

Born: abt. 1812, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1764
8 February 1764
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Gabriel MERCIER and Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY 7 November 1790, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1796 Birth of Child
Sophie MERCIER was born 23 March 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph-Gabriel was 32 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Louis-De-Gonzague MERCIER was born 11 February 1798, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph-Gabriel was 34 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne MERCIER was born 29 June 1806, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph-Gabriel was 42 years old.

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Sophie MERCIER married 22 February 1819, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to François TREMBLAY

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)

1828 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne MERCIER married 7 January 1828, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois) to Antoine LEBOEUF dit BEAUSEIGLE

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England