Jean-François MALTAIS

Born

23 October 1793 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Died

14 July 1848 , Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

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Alexis MALTAIS Marie-Godefride TREMBLAY

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Born: 23 October 1793 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Father: Alexis MALTAIS

Mother: Marie-Godefride TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS , Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Alexis TREMBLAY , Rose-Angelique GONTHIER (GAUTHIER)

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Jean-François married Marie FOURNIER 3 October 1826 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie FOURNIER was born abt. 1802 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Vincent FOURNIER and Marie-Genevieve MARIER.

Jean-François MALTAIS died 14 July 1848 in Sainte-Agnès, Canada East .
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Jean-François MALTAIS married

Marie FOURNIER
Marriage date: 3 October 1826
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Marie FOURNIER was the child of Vincent FOURNIER and Marie-Genevieve MARIER

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Children of Jean-François MALTAIS and Marie FOURNIER

Flavie MALTAIS

Born: 14 August 1827, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 19 February 1865, Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada East

Married: André TREMBLAY 27 August 1851

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Birth — 1793
23 October 1793
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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

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)

1826 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François MALTAIS and Marie FOURNIER 3 October 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 32 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Flavie MALTAIS was born 14 August 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 33 years old.

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)