Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN

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30 July 1843 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Died

19 March 1866 , Roxton Falls, Canada East

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Pierre MARTIN Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS

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Born: 30 July 1843 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Father: Pierre MARTIN

Mother: Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MARTIN , Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS , Madeleine LACASSE

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Marie-Vitaline-Florentine married Leon-Jean GAUVIN 17 November 1862 in Roxton Falls, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Leon-Jean GAUVIN was born 20 May 1841 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Leon-Jean died 22 February 1916 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton). Leon-Jean was the child of Antoine-Pierre GAUVIN and Julie MAHEU.

Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN died 19 March 1866 in Roxton Falls, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN

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Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN married

Leon-Jean GAUVIN
Marriage date: 17 November 1862
Marriage place: Roxton Falls, Canada East

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Leon-Jean GAUVIN was the child of Antoine-Pierre GAUVIN and Julie MAHEU

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Children of Leon-Jean GAUVIN and Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN

Leon GAUVIN

Born: 9 November 1863, Roxton Falls, Canada East
Died: 28 May 1864, Roxton Falls, Canada East

Marie-Alida GAUVIN

Born: 13 June 1865, Roxton Falls, Canada East
Died: 31 December 1865, Roxton Falls, Canada East

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Birth — 1843
30 July 1843
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN - 1843 Baptism. Notre-Dame de-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

1843 Baptism. Notre-Dame de-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

1850 Middlebury, Addison, Vermont
name: Mary Martin
residence: Middlebury, Addison, Vermont
age: 7 years
calculated birth year: 1843
birthplace: Canada
gender: Female
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film number: 27446
digital gs number: 4191106
image number: 00272
line number: 9
dwelling house number: 114
family number: 124
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Household Gender Age
Peter Martin M 27y
Desniere Martin F 27y
Mary Martin F 7y
Betsy Martin F 6y
Peter Martin M 4y
Cimion Martin F 2m

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1862 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN and Leon-Jean GAUVIN 17 November 1862, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)

She was 19 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
Leon GAUVIN was born 9 November 1863, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)

Marie-Vitaline-Florentine was 20 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Death of Child
Leon GAUVIN died 28 May 1864, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)

Marie-Vitaline-Florentine was 20 years old.

1865 Birth of Child
Marie-Alida GAUVIN was born 13 June 1865, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)

Marie-Vitaline-Florentine was 21 years old.

Death — 1866
19 March 1866
Roxton Falls, Canada East
She died at the age of 22.

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