Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS

Born

1 March 1812 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

Died

31 July 1894 , Ange-Gardien, Rouville, Quebec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS Madeleine LACASSE

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Born: 1 March 1812 in La Présentation, Lower Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS

Mother: Madeleine LACASSE

Paternal grandparents: Benoit DESMARAIS , Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LACASSE , Marie-Apolline LACROIX

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

Marie-Madeleine married François JANOT dit LACHAPELLE (JEANNOTTE-LACHAPELLE) 16 February 1835 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
François JANOT dit LACHAPELLE (JEANNOTTE-LACHAPELLE) was born 20 May 1813 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire). François was the child of Joseph JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Madeleine AUCLAIR.

Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS died 31 July 1894 in Ange-Gardien, Rouville, Quebec, Canada.
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Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS married

François JANOT dit LACHAPELLE (JEANNOTTE-LACHAPELLE)
Marriage date: 16 February 1835
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

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François JANOT dit LACHAPELLE (JEANNOTTE-LACHAPELLE) was the child of Joseph JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Madeleine AUCLAIR

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Children of François JANOT dit LACHAPELLE (JEANNOTTE-LACHAPELLE) and Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS

Marie-Madeleine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Born: 10 February 1836, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Adele-Delphine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Born: 15 June 1838, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada
Died: 31 May 1842, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East

Euphemie JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Born: 26 February 1840, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Francois JANOT dit LACHAPELLE

Born: 10 September 1842, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste LACHAPELLE

Born: 21 August 1844, Beloeil, Canada East
Died: ,

Alphonse JANOT dit LACHAPELLE

Born: 29 May 1851, Saint-Césaire, Canada East
Died: ,

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Birth — 1812
1 March 1812
La Présentation, Lower Canada

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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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS and François JANOT dit LACHAPELLE (JEANNOTTE-LACHAPELLE) 16 February 1835, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

She was 22 years old.

Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS - 1835 marriage

1835 marriage

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1836 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was born 10 February 1836, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Marie-Madeleine was 23 years old.

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

1838 Birth of Child
Adele-Delphine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was born 15 June 1838, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Birth of Child
Euphemie JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was born 26 February 1840, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Madeleine was 28 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Death of Child
Adele-Delphine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE died 31 May 1842, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Marie-Madeleine was 30 years old.

1842 Birth of Child
Francois JANOT dit LACHAPELLE was born 10 September 1842, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Marie-Madeleine was 30 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LACHAPELLE was born 21 August 1844, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Madeleine was 32 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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

1851 Birth of Child
Alphonse JANOT dit LACHAPELLE was born 29 May 1851, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire)

Marie-Madeleine was 39 years old.

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)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.