Jacques METAYER

Born

30 April 1753 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

4 August 1837 , Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada

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Louis METAYER Marie-Geneviève CARON

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Born: 30 April 1753 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Louis METAYER

Mother: Marie-Geneviève CARON

Maternal grandparents: Charles CARON , Marie-Josephe GAULIN (GOLIN)

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Jacques married Marguerite TURCOTTE 23 August 1796 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite TURCOTTE was born 4 November 1771 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Medard-Amador TURCOT and Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS.

Jacques METAYER died 4 August 1837 in Trois-Pistoles, 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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Marguerite TURCOTTE
Marriage date: 23 August 1796
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Marguerite TURCOTTE was the child of Medard-Amador TURCOT and Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS

Children of Jacques METAYER and Marguerite TURCOTTE

Edouard METAYER

Born: 19 February 1805, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite TREMBLAY 16 February 1829 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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Birth — 1753
30 April 1753
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

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)

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Jacques METAYER and Marguerite TURCOTTE 23 August 1796, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

He was 43 years old.

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

1805 Birth of Child
Edouard METAYER was born 19 February 1805, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Jacques was 51 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.

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)

1829 Marriage of Child
Edouard METAYER married 16 February 1829, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Marguerite TREMBLAY

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