Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN

Born

31 December 1797 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Died

15 October 1860 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN Charlotte PATRY

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Born: 31 December 1797 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN

Mother: Charlotte PATRY

Paternal grandparents: Noel-Marie ASSELIN , Marie-Angélique GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Maternal grandparents: Michel PATRY , Charlotte BALAN dite LACOMBE

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Jean-Baptiste married Josephte CHAMBERLAND 24 January 1831 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte CHAMBERLAND was born 18 December 1810 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 7 February 1883 in Victoriaville, Québec, Canada (Arthabaska Station). Josephte was the child of Joseph-Marie CHAMBERLAND and Marie-Josephe FORGUES.

Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN died 15 October 1860 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada East.
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Recorded occupation: Pilote

The pilote, an expert in navigation, was the person who maneuvered and guided a ship. He worked alongside the ship's captain, communicating the ship's position and possible dangers to navigation (currents, islands, reefs, shallow water, etc.). To do this, he used navigation instruments such as the compass or the sextant. He checked his instruments daily and noted any significant observations.
Source: tfcq.ca

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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN married

Josephte CHAMBERLAND
Marriage date: 24 January 1831
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Josephte CHAMBERLAND was the child of Joseph-Marie CHAMBERLAND and Marie-Josephe FORGUES

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Philomene ASSELIN

Born: 7 September 1838, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Georges-Theophile TREMBLAY 27 August 1860 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1797
31 December 1797
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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)

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 / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN and Josephte CHAMBERLAND 24 January 1831, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 33 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
Philomene ASSELIN was born 7 September 1838, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste 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

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.

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

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