Louis ALLAIRE

Born

29 June 1773 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

25 December 1847 , Saint-Vallier, Canada East

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François ALLAIRE Genevieve MERCIER

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Born: 29 June 1773 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François ALLAIRE

Mother: Genevieve MERCIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean ALLAIRE , Madeleine FONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MERCIER , Marie-Genevieve ASSELIN

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Louis married Marguerite MERCIER 15 January 1797 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite MERCIER was born 15 April 1772 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 18 September 1802 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Julien MERCIER and Marthe ROY.

Louis ALLAIRE died 25 December 1847 in Saint-Vallier, Canada East.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Louis ALLAIRE married

Marguerite MERCIER
Marriage date: 15 January 1797
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
Marguerite MERCIER was the child of Julien MERCIER and Marthe ROY

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Marguerite ALLAIRE

Born: abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph GENDRON 8 April 1823 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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Birth — 1773
29 June 1773
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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
Louis ALLAIRE and Marguerite MERCIER 15 January 1797, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MERCIER died 18 September 1802, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ALLAIRE married 8 April 1823, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Joseph GENDRON

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

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)