Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU)

Born

16 March 1797 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Died

8 August 1863 , Saint-Valentin, Canada East

Théophile married Rose COTE 28 July 1819 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Rose COTE was born 11 March 1792 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Rose died 22 March 1825 in Napierville, Lower Canada . Rose was the child of Joseph COTE and Suzanne DUPUIS .

Théophile married Flavie TREMBLAY 8 November 1825 in Napierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Flavie TREMBLAY was born 8 June 1806 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Flavie died abt. 1851 in Québec Province, Canada. Flavie was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie-Agathe DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) .

Parents & Family of Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU)

Parents of Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU)

Father

Jean-Baptiste MARCHESSAULT

Mother

Marie-Louise ROY

Grandparents of Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU)

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MARCHESSAULT Jeanne CORBIN

Maternal grandparents

Laurent ROY Catherine CORDIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU)

Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU) married

Rose COTE
Marriage date: 28 July 1819
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Rose COTE was the child of Joseph COTE and Suzanne DUPUIS

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Children of Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU) and Rose COTE

Mélitilde MARCHESSEAU

Born: 29 May 1820, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 3 July 1820, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Théophile MARCHESSAULT

Born: 16 August 1821, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: 6 May 1877, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada

Moise MARCHESSAULT

Born: 23 July 1823, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: 31 August 1883, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Zoe PAQUET dite LARIVIÈRE 27 July 1846 Place: L'Acadie, Canada East

Hippolyte MARCHESSAU

Born: 12 February 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 24 March 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU) married

Flavie TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 8 November 1825
Marriage place: Napierville, Lower Canada

See marriage record for Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU) and Flavie TREMBLAY
Flavie TREMBLAY was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie-Agathe DENIAU (DAIGNEAU)

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU) and Flavie TREMBLAY

Bernard MARCHESSAULT

Born: 20 August 1826, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise PROVOST (PRÉVOST) 13 September 1853 Place: Henryville, Canada East

Mathilde MARCHESSAULT

Born: 25 August 1829, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Thècle MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU)

Born: 10 April 1831, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: 9 December 1832, Napierville, Lower Canada

Paul MARCHESSAULT

Born: 25 July 1833, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Josephine Marie MARCHESSAULT

Born: 24 September 1835, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 13 January 1916, Troy, New York, USA

Married: Pierre (Peter) ALLAIN (ALLEN) 1863

Édouard MARCHESSAULT

Born: 28 February 1838, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 28 January 1874, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada

Married: Edwidge MONBLEAU 4 October 1870 Place: Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada

Domithilde MARCHESSAULT

Born: 28 May 1840, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 27 September 1908, Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada

Married: Jules BEAUDINE (BEAUDOIN) 9 January 1860 Place: Saint-Valentin, Canada East

Agnan (Ignace) MARCHESSAULT

Born: 18 November 1842, L'Acadie, Canada East
Died: 19 August 1915, West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Marie-Louise-Edwige MARCHESSAULT

Born: 6 October 1844, L'Acadie, Canada East
Died: ,

Laurent MARCHESSAULT

Born: 24 June 1847, L'Acadie, Canada East
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
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1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
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Birth — 1797
16 March 1797
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU) and Rose COTE 28 July 1819, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 22 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Mélitilde MARCHESSEAU was born 29 May 1820, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Théophile was 23 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Théophile MARCHESSAULT was born 16 August 1821, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Théophile was 24 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Moise MARCHESSAULT was born 23 July 1823, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Théophile was 26 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 Marriage / Partner
Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU) and Flavie TREMBLAY 8 November 1825, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

He was 28 years old.

Théophile MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU) - 1825 marriage

1825 marriage

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1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Hippolyte MARCHESSAU was born 12 February 1825, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Théophile was 27 years old.

1825 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rose COTE died 22 March 1825, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Bernard MARCHESSAULT was born 20 August 1826, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Théophile was 29 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Mathilde MARCHESSAULT was born 25 August 1829, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Théophile was 32 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Thècle MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU) was born 10 April 1831, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Théophile was 34 years old.

1832 Death of Child
Thècle MARCHESSAULT (MARCHESSEAU) died 9 December 1832, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Théophile was 35 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Paul MARCHESSAULT was born 25 July 1833, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Théophile was 36 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Josephine Marie MARCHESSAULT was born 24 September 1835, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Théophile was 38 years old.

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

1838 Birth of Child
Édouard MARCHESSAULT was born 28 February 1838, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Théophile was 40 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

1840 Birth of Child
Domithilde MARCHESSAULT was born 28 May 1840, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Théophile was 43 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Agnan (Ignace) MARCHESSAULT was born 18 November 1842, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Théophile was 45 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Edwige MARCHESSAULT was born 6 October 1844, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Théophile was 47 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage of Child
Moise MARCHESSAULT married 27 July 1846, L'Acadie, Canada East to Zoe PAQUET dite LARIVIÈRE

1847 Birth of Child
Laurent MARCHESSAULT was born 24 June 1847, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Théophile was 50 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851

Living in St Valentin, Huntingdon County, Quebec: Theophile Marchessault, age 56, birthplace L'Beadie, abt. 1796; wife, Flavie Tremblay, age 46, birthplace St. Phillipe; Paul, age 18; Souphine?, age 16; Edward, age 14; Doutilde?, age 12; Aquorte? (male), age 9; Marie, age 7; Laurent, age 5

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1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Marriage of Child
Bernard MARCHESSAULT married 13 September 1853, Henryville, Canada East to Marie-Louise PROVOST (PRÉVOST)

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Marriage of Child
Domithilde MARCHESSAULT married 9 January 1860, Saint-Valentin, Canada East to Jules BEAUDINE (BEAUDOIN)

Death — 1863
8 August 1863
Saint-Valentin, Canada East
He died at the age of 66.

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