Francois COMEAU

Born

6 August 1783 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 April 1848 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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François COMEAU Geneviève DUBOIS dite CLEMENT

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Born: 6 August 1783 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François COMEAU

Mother: Geneviève DUBOIS dite CLEMENT

Paternal grandparents: François COMEAU , Marie Madeleine LORD

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS , Josephte BOURBEAU

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Francois married Marie BOURBEAU 27 September 1808 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BOURBEAU was born 28 April 1780 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie died 6 April 1833 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie was the child of Ignace-Francois-Xavier BOURBEAU and Marie-Anne PROVENCHER.

Francois COMEAU died 14 April 1848 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Marie BOURBEAU
Marriage date: 27 September 1808
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie BOURBEAU was the child of Ignace-Francois-Xavier BOURBEAU and Marie-Anne PROVENCHER

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Marguerite COMEAU

Born: 24 November 1810, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 13 June 1886, Princeville, Canada

Married: Moise CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU 25 October 1831 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Birth — 1783
6 August 1783
Bécancour, Nicolet, 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)

1808 Marriage / Partner
Francois COMEAU and Marie BOURBEAU 27 September 1808, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 25 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Marguerite COMEAU was born 24 November 1810, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 27 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

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

1831 Marriage of Child
Marguerite COMEAU married 25 October 1831, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Moise CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU

1833 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie BOURBEAU died 6 April 1833, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1848
14 April 1848
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East
He died at the age of 64.

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