Christine BRASSARD

Born

12 April 1799 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Died

7 July 1846 , La Baie, Canada East

Christine married Pierre BLACKBURN 17 February 1817 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre BLACKBURN was born 7 June 1795 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Pierre died 9 January 1875 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of Hugh Augustin BLACKBURN and Genevieve GAGNON .

Parents & Family of Christine BRASSARD

Parents of Christine BRASSARD

Father

Augustin BRASSARD

Mother

Marie SIMARD

Grandparents of Christine BRASSARD

Paternal grandparents

Charles BRASSARD Catherine GAGNON

Maternal grandparents

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

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Christine BRASSARD

Christine BRASSARD married

Pierre BLACKBURN
Marriage date: 17 February 1817
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Pierre BLACKBURN was the child of Hugh Augustin BLACKBURN and Genevieve GAGNON

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

Children of Pierre BLACKBURN and Christine BRASSARD

Marie-Louise BLACKBURN

Born: 15 January 1819, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pascal TREMBLAY 8 January 1839 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Julie BLACKBURN

Born: 11 November 1824, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 14 December 1908, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Ambroise TREMBLAY 4 April 1842 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East

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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 — 1799
12 April 1799
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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

1817 Marriage / Partner
Christine BRASSARD and Pierre BLACKBURN 17 February 1817, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 17 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.

1819 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BLACKBURN was born 15 January 1819, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Christine was 19 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

1824 Birth of Child
Julie BLACKBURN was born 11 November 1824, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Christine was 25 years old.

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

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)

1839 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BLACKBURN married 8 January 1839, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Pascal TREMBLAY

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

1842 Marriage of Child
Julie BLACKBURN married 4 April 1842, La Malbaie, Canada East to Ambroise TREMBLAY