Josephte CHAMBERLAND

Born

18 December 1810 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Died

7 February 1883 , Victoriaville, Québec, Canada

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Joseph-Marie CHAMBERLAND Marie-Josephe FORGUES

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Born: 18 December 1810 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph-Marie CHAMBERLAND

Mother: Marie-Josephe FORGUES

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Marie CHAMBERLAND , Marie-Anne GOUPIL

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Michel FORGUES , Helene ROY

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Josephte married Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN 24 January 1831 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN was born 31 December 1797 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste died 15 October 1860 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN and Charlotte PATRY.

Josephte CHAMBERLAND died 7 February 1883 in Victoriaville, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Josephte CHAMBERLAND married

Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN
Marriage date: 24 January 1831
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN and Charlotte PATRY

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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 — 1810
18 December 1810
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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

She was 20 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

Josephte was 27 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)

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

1860 Marriage of Child
Philomene ASSELIN married 27 August 1860, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Georges-Theophile TREMBLAY

1860 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste ASSELIN died 15 October 1860, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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.