Michel RICARD

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17 January 1825 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Died

11 January 1889 , Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada

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François RICARD Josette BOURASSA

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Born: 17 January 1825 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Father: François RICARD

Mother: Josette BOURASSA

Paternal grandparents: François RICARD , Ursule BARIL

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA , Josephte RICARD

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Michel married Louise BOURASSA 28 January 1845 in Yamachiche, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise BOURASSA was born 3 May 1827 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Louise died 5 July 1913 in Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada. Louise was the child of Augustin BOURASSA and Josephte BOISVERT.

Michel RICARD died 11 January 1889 in Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada.
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Louise BOURASSA
Marriage date: 28 January 1845
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada East
Louise BOURASSA was the child of Augustin BOURASSA and Josephte BOISVERT

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Children of Michel RICARD and Louise BOURASSA

Treffle RICARD

Born: 2 May 1851, Yamachiche, Canada East
Died: 14 January 1912, Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada

Married: Rosalie VILLEMURE 25 June 1872

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Birth — 1825
17 January 1825
Yamachiche, 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
Michel RICARD and Louise BOURASSA 28 January 1845, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 20 years old.

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

1851 Birth of Child
Treffle RICARD was born 2 May 1851, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Michel was 26 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.