Augustin BOIVIN

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abt. 1767 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

27 February 1860 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Jean BOIVIN Angélique CÔTÉ

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Born: abt. 1767 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean BOIVIN

Mother: Angélique CÔTÉ

Paternal grandparents: Augustin BOIVIN , Reine SIMARD

Maternal grandparents: Thomas COTE , Geneviève GAGNON

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Augustin married Josephte POTVIN 26 November 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte POTVIN was born abt. 1772 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte died 2 November 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Josephte was the child of Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Josephte SIMARD.

Augustin married (2) Gertrude LECLERC 16 October 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Gertrude LECLERC was born 18 September 1774 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Gertrude died 16 August 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Gertrude was the child of Jean LECLERC and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE.

Augustin BOIVIN died 27 February 1860 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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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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Augustin BOIVIN married

Josephte POTVIN
Marriage date: 26 November 1793
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Josephte POTVIN was the child of Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Josephte SIMARD

Children of Augustin BOIVIN and Josephte POTVIN

Angele BOIVIN

Born: 24 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 18 May 1845, Chicoutimi, Canada East

Married: Etienne SIMARD 13 January 1818 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin BOIVIN married

Gertrude LECLERC
Marriage date: 16 October 1797
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Gertrude LECLERC was the child of Jean LECLERC and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Children of Augustin BOIVIN and Gertrude LECLERC

Genevieve BOIVIN

Born: abt. 1797, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paterne GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 7 August 1821 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gertrude BOIVIN

Born: 29 April 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 9 July 1880, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: René TREMBLAY 16 February 1824 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Hippolyte BOIVIN

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise TREMBLAY 8 February 1831 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Catherine BOIVIN

Born: 28 December 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 27 May 1891, St-Placide, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada

Married: Etienne TREMBLAY 25 January 1831 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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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)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Augustin BOIVIN and Josephte POTVIN 26 November 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1796 Birth of Child
Angele BOIVIN was born 24 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte POTVIN died 2 November 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Augustin BOIVIN and Gertrude LECLERC 16 October 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1799 Birth of Child
Gertrude BOIVIN was born 29 April 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

1801 Birth of Child
Catherine BOIVIN was born 28 December 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Angele BOIVIN married 13 January 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne SIMARD

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BOIVIN married 7 August 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Paterne GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gertrude LECLERC died 16 August 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Gertrude BOIVIN married 16 February 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to René TREMBLAY

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Catherine BOIVIN married 25 January 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne TREMBLAY

1831 Marriage of Child
Hippolyte BOIVIN married 8 February 1831, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Louise TREMBLAY

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 Death of Child
Angele BOIVIN died 18 May 1845, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

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

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)