Charles GRAVEL

Born

15 May 1800 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

13 January 1863 , Les Éboulements, Canada East

Parents & Family of Charles GRAVEL

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Born: 15 May 1800 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Parents of Charles GRAVEL

Father

Charles GRAVEL

Mother

Geneviève SIMARD

Grandparents of Charles GRAVEL

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GRAVEL Marie-Anne BUREAU

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

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

Charles married Felicite TREMBLAY 9 October 1824 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Felicite TREMBLAY was born abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada. Felicite died 17 June 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Felicite was the child of Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY and Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN.

Charles GRAVEL died 13 January 1863 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles GRAVEL

Charles GRAVEL married

Felicite TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 9 October 1824
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Felicite TREMBLAY was the child of Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY and Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Charles GRAVEL and Felicite TREMBLAY

Catherine GRAVEL

Born: 26 May 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 15 August 1915, Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada

Hermine GRAVEL

Born: 12 July 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 16 May 1912, L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Zoe GRAVEL

Born: 12 July 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 27 January 1912, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph GAGNON 11 August 1845 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1800
15 May 1800
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Charles GRAVEL and Felicite TREMBLAY 9 October 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

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)

1826 Birth of Child
Catherine GRAVEL was born 26 May 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charles was 26 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Hermine GRAVEL was born 12 July 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charles was 28 years old.

1828 Birth of Child
Zoe GRAVEL was born 12 July 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charles was 28 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England