Sophie MARTIN

(b. 20 November 1842 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East d. 26 February 1918 , Upton, Québec, Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
MARTIN Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Sophie MARTIN was born 20 November 1842 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Sophie MARTIN was the child of Augustin MARTIN and Florence LEDOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine MARTIN and Sophie LÉVEILLÉ (maternal) Pierre LEDOUX and Marcelline BERNIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Sophie married Andre BELVAL 7 January 1868 in Upton, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Andre BELVAL was born 20 February 1842 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Andre died 20 November 1933 in Upton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ephrem-d'Upton). Andre was the child of Andre BELVAL and Rosalie GOSSELIN.

Sophie MARTIN died 26 February 1918 in Upton, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Sophie appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Sophie MARTIN

[Hide/Show]

Sophie MARTIN married

Andre BELVAL-- Date: 7 January 1868 Place: Upton, Québec, Canada

See marriage record for Sophie MARTIN and Andre BELVAL
Andre BELVAL was the child of Andre BELVAL and Rosalie GOSSELIN

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

Children of Andre BELVAL and Sophie MARTIN:

Wilbrod BELVAL (b.july 25 1879, Upton, Québec, Canada d. september 6 1932, Upton, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Louise PROVOST november 14 1899 in Upton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ephrem-d'Upton)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Sophie MARTIN
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Sophie MARTIN: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1842 Birth
20 November 1842
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Marriage / Partner
Sophie MARTIN and Andre BELVAL 7 January 1868, Upton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ephrem-d'Upton)

She was 25 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Birth of Child
Wilbrod BELVAL was born july 25 1879, Upton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ephrem-d'Upton)

Sophie was 36 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1899 Marriage of Child
Wilbrod BELVAL married november 14 1899, Upton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ephrem-d'Upton) to Marie-Louise PROVOST

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)