Antoinette FORTIN

Born

18 April 1811 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

22 June 1850 , Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Vital FORTIN Antoinette GAGNON

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Born: 18 April 1811 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Father: Vital FORTIN

Mother: Antoinette GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FORTIN , Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Augustin GAGNON , Therese TREMBLAY

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Antoinette married Joseph AUDET 21 August 1827 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph AUDET was born 4 December 1805 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Joseph died 1 November 1884 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee). Joseph was the child of Barthelemy AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Procule TREMBLAY.

Antoinette FORTIN died 22 June 1850 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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Antoinette FORTIN married

Joseph AUDET
Marriage date: 21 August 1827
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Joseph AUDET was the child of Barthelemy AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Procule TREMBLAY

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Children of Joseph AUDET and Antoinette FORTIN

Elisabeth AUDET

Born: abt. 1832, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 December 1922, St-Côme-de-Kennebec, Canada

Married: Louis GAUTHIER 23 February 1852 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Delima AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 25 August 1837, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sylvestre TREMBLAY 20 January 1857 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1811
18 April 1811
Les Éboulements, Lower 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

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 Marriage / Partner
Antoinette FORTIN and Joseph AUDET 21 August 1827, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 16 years old.

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

1837 Birth of Child
Marie-Delima AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 25 August 1837, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Antoinette 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

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)