Louis LAJOIE

(b. 13 October 1782 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 May 1839 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Louis LAJOIE was born 13 October 1782 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis LAJOIE was the child of François LAJOIE and Marie-Thérèse BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François LAJOIE and Brigitte DESBIENS (maternal) Antoine BOUCHARD and Jeanne GAGNON

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

Louis married Josephte PILOTE 10 July 1804 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte PILOTE was born 14 August 1769 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Josephte died 12 January 1843 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Josephte was the child of Louis-Charles PILOTE and Gertrude TREMBLAY.

Louis LAJOIE died 18 May 1839 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Louis LAJOIE married

Josephte PILOTE-- Date: 10 July 1804 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Josephte PILOTE was the child of Louis-Charles PILOTE and Gertrude TREMBLAY

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Children of Louis LAJOIE and Josephte PILOTE:

Marie-Adelaide LAJOIE (b.11 June 1805, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 21 June 1855, Chicoutimi, Canada East )
m. Jean SAVARD 4 November 1823 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1782 Birth
13 October 1782
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1804 Marriage / Partner
Louis LAJOIE and Josephte PILOTE 10 July 1804, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 21 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Marie-Adelaide LAJOIE was born 11 June 1805, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 22 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Marie-Adelaide LAJOIE married 4 November 1823, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean SAVARD

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