Augustin NERON

Born

7 August 1794 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Died

17 March 1845 , Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste NERON Genevieve MERCIER

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Born: 7 August 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste NERON

Mother: Genevieve MERCIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean NERON , Marie-Elisabeth BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MERCIER , Marie-Josephte LEVRON

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Augustin married Priscille MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ 9 November 1824 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Priscille MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was born 22 September 1804 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Priscille died 24 September 1877 in Métabetchouan, Canada. Priscille was the child of Louis-Marie MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Rosalie RICHARD.

Augustin NERON died 17 March 1845 in Sainte-Agnès, Canada East .
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

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Augustin NERON married

Priscille MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ
Marriage date: 9 November 1824
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Priscille MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was the child of Louis-Marie MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Rosalie RICHARD

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Augustin NERON

Born: 26 October 1826, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 27 September 1907, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada

Married: Angele COTE 28 October 1845 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

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Birth — 1794
7 August 1794
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

1824 Marriage / Partner
Augustin NERON and Priscille MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ 9 November 1824, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 30 years old.

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

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

1826 Birth of Child
Augustin NERON was born 26 October 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin was 32 years old.

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)