Melchior REHEL

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6 November 1782 , Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 October 1848 , Rimouski, Canada East

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Julien REHEL Marie-Louise COTE

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Born: 6 November 1782 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Julien REHEL

Mother: Marie-Louise COTE

Paternal grandparents: Julien REHEL , Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents: Basile COTE , Marie-Agnes LEPAGE

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Melchior married Marie-Brigitte PARENT 4 November 1801 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Brigitte PARENT was born 18 January 1780 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie-Brigitte died 18 August 1858 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Marie-Brigitte was the child of Jacques-Louis PARENT and Brigitte NADEAU.

Melchior REHEL died 18 October 1848 in Rimouski, Canada East .
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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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Melchior REHEL married

Marie-Brigitte PARENT
Marriage date: 4 November 1801
Marriage place: Rimouski, Lower Canada
Marie-Brigitte PARENT was the child of Jacques-Louis PARENT and Brigitte NADEAU

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Children of Melchior REHEL and Marie-Brigitte PARENT

Euphemie REHEL

Born: 2 October 1805, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 21 July 1843, Rimouski, Canada East

Married: Charles CHOUINARD 28 January 1828 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Julie REHEL

Born: 29 October 1819, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 12 May 1891, Canton-Neigette, Quebec, Canada

Married: Etienne-Napoleon FILION 19 January 1847 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1782
6 November 1782
Rimouski, 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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Melchior REHEL and Marie-Brigitte PARENT 4 November 1801, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 19 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Euphemie REHEL was born 2 October 1805, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Melchior 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.

1819 Birth of Child
Julie REHEL was born 29 October 1819, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Melchior was 37 years old.

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)

1828 Marriage of Child
Euphemie REHEL married 28 January 1828, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Charles CHOUINARD

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)

1843 Death of Child
Euphemie REHEL died 21 July 1843, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Melchior was 60 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Marriage of Child
Julie REHEL married 19 January 1847, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Etienne-Napoleon FILION

Death — 1848
18 October 1848
Rimouski, Canada East
He died at the age of 65.

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