Jacques DUCHESNE

Born

9 February 1780 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 October 1860 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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Paul DUCHESNE Marie-Felicite SIMARD

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Born: 9 February 1780 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Paul DUCHESNE

Mother: Marie-Felicite SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE , Marie-Anne THIBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Ange SIMARD , Marie-Roch TREMBLAY

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Jacques married Constance THERRIEN 15 November 1802 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Constance THERRIEN was born 16 November 1779 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Constance died 31 October 1866 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Constance was the child of Joseph-Marie THERRIEN and Marie-Ange GAGNON.

Jacques DUCHESNE died 28 October 1860 in La Malbaie, 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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Jacques DUCHESNE married

Constance THERRIEN
Marriage date: 15 November 1802
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Constance THERRIEN was the child of Joseph-Marie THERRIEN and Marie-Ange GAGNON

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Children of Jacques DUCHESNE and Constance THERRIEN

Constance DUCHESNE

Born: 18 August 1807, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1884,

Married: Michel SIMARD 26 September 1826 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1780
9 February 1780
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Jacques DUCHESNE and Constance THERRIEN 15 November 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 22 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Constance DUCHESNE was born 18 August 1807, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jacques 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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Constance DUCHESNE married 26 September 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Michel SIMARD

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)

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.