Jean-Marie CAUCHON

Born

27 March 1765 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 May 1856 , Québec Province, Canada

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Jean CAUCHON Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT

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Born: 27 March 1765 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean CAUCHON

Mother: Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) , Marguerite DUMAS

Maternal grandparents: Francois-Xavier THIBAULT , Madeleine POULIN

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Jean-Marie married Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD 20 February 1797 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD was born abt. 1762 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine died 19 April 1830 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Madeleine was the child of Louis ELIE dit GUENARD and Marie-Josephte LEGARE.

Jean-Marie CAUCHON died 20 May 1856 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Jean-Marie CAUCHON married

Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD
Marriage date: 20 February 1797
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Lower Canada
Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD was the child of Louis ELIE dit GUENARD and Marie-Josephte LEGARE

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Jean-Marie CAUCHON

Born: 16 January 1798, Château-Richer, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sophie TREMBLAY 12 October 1819 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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Birth — 1765
27 March 1765
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie CAUCHON and Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD 20 February 1797, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 31 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie CAUCHON was born 16 January 1798, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean-Marie was 32 years old.

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie CAUCHON married 12 October 1819, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Sophie TREMBLAY

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD died 19 April 1830, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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)

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.

Death — 1856
20 May 1856
Québec Province, Canada
He died at the age of 91.