Louise BOURASSA

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3 May 1827 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Died

5 July 1913 , Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada

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Augustin BOURASSA Josephte BOISVERT

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Born: 3 May 1827 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Father: Augustin BOURASSA

Mother: Josephte BOISVERT

Paternal grandparents: Joseph BOURASSA , Madeleine RICARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT , Françoise ROUSSEAU

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Louise married Michel RICARD 28 January 1845 in Yamachiche, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel RICARD was born 17 January 1825 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Michel died 11 January 1889 in Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada. Michel was the child of François RICARD and Josette BOURASSA.

Louise BOURASSA died 5 July 1913 in Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Louise BOURASSA married

Michel RICARD
Marriage date: 28 January 1845
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada East
Michel RICARD was the child of François RICARD and Josette BOURASSA

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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 — 1827
3 May 1827
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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

She was 17 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)

Louise was 24 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.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel RICARD died 11 January 1889, Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 Death of Child
Treffle RICARD died 14 January 1912, Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada

Louise was 84 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

Death — 1913
5 July 1913
Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada
She died at the age of 86.

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