Antoine ROBERT

Born

29 December 1766 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 November 1846 , La Prairie, Canada East

Parents & Family of Antoine ROBERT

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Born: 29 December 1766 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Antoine ROBERT

Father

Antoine ROBERT

Mother

Francoise DENIGER dite SANSOUCY

Grandparents of Antoine ROBERT

Paternal grandparents

François ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE Marie LANCTOT

Maternal grandparents

Laurent DENIGER Angélique LONGTIN

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

Antoine married Marie-Angélique NORMANDIN 2 August 1790 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angélique NORMANDIN was born 18 May 1771 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Angélique died 18 September 1827 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Angélique was the child of Pierre NORMANDIN and Marie-Angélique MONET.

Antoine ROBERT died 19 November 1846 in La Prairie, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine ROBERT

Antoine ROBERT married

Marie-Angélique NORMANDIN
Marriage date: 2 August 1790
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Angélique NORMANDIN was the child of Pierre NORMANDIN and Marie-Angélique MONET

Children of Antoine ROBERT and Marie-Angélique NORMANDIN

Brigitte ROBERT

Born: 24 January 1798, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 7 October 1848, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 15 November 1819 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1766
29 December 1766
La Prairie, 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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ROBERT and Marie-Angélique NORMANDIN 2 August 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Birth of Child
Brigitte ROBERT was born 24 January 1798, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 31 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
Brigitte ROBERT married 15 November 1819, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Joseph 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)

1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique NORMANDIN died 18 September 1827, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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)

Death — 1846
19 November 1846
La Prairie, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.

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