Joseph GAUTHIER

Born

1 December 1781 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 February 1844 , Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East

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Joseph GAUTHIER Marie-Françoise MESSIER

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Born: 1 December 1781 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph GAUTHIER

Mother: Marie-Françoise MESSIER

Paternal grandparents: Antoine GAUTHIER , Marie-Josephte DANIEL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MESSIER , Marguerite MONGEAU

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Joseph married Marie-Anne PAYANT dite ST-ONGE 21 January 1811 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PAYANT dite ST-ONGE was born abt. 1789 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Anne died 10 September 1825 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph-Dominique PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE.

Joseph GAUTHIER died 24 February 1844 in Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East .
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Joseph GAUTHIER married

Marie-Anne PAYANT dite ST-ONGE
Marriage date: 21 January 1811
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne PAYANT dite ST-ONGE was the child of Joseph-Dominique PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE

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Children of Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Anne PAYANT dite ST-ONGE

Sophie GAUTHIER

Born: 17 September 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1854, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Charles TREMBLAY 30 January 1844 Place: Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East

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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 — 1781
1 December 1781
Varennes, 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)

1811 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Anne PAYANT dite ST-ONGE 21 January 1811, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 29 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Sophie GAUTHIER was born 17 September 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 35 years old.

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)

1825 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne PAYANT dite ST-ONGE died 10 September 1825, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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)

Death — 1844
24 February 1844
Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East
He died at the age of 62.

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