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flag female ancestor  Dorothee  RITCHOT

Died
14 December 1855 Yamaska, Canada East

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Born: 24 June 1784 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Francois RITCHOT , Marie-Anne GIROUX


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Dorothee  married  Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER 12 January 1807 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER  was born 11 December 1775 in Saint-Michel-de-Rougement, Rougemont, Rouville, Quebec, Canada.  Louis Joseph Napoleon died 8 April 1858 in Yamaska, Canada East .  Louis Joseph Napoleon was the child of Louis CARTIER and Madeleine-Marguerite ALLARD.

Dorothee RITCHOT died 14 December 1855 in Yamaska, Canada East .
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Spouse & Children of Dorothee RITCHOT

Dorothee RITCHOT married flag male ancestor Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER
Marriage date: 12 January 1807
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER was the child of Louis CARTIER and Madeleine-Marguerite ALLARD



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Children of Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER and Dorothee RITCHOT


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1784
24 June 1784
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1807 Marriage / Partner
Dorothee RITCHOT and Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER 12 January 1807, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 22 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Geneviève CARTIER was born 25 July 1811, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Dorothee was 27 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1818 Birth of Child
Pierre CARTIER was born 29 March 1818, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Dorothee was 33 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1829 Marriage of Child
Geneviève CARTIER married 24 February 1829, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Michel HOULE
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
marriage1841 Marriage of Child
Pierre CARTIER married 12 October 1841, L'Acadie, Canada East to Marie HEBERT
marriage1842 Marriage of Child
Pierre CARTIER married 18 October 1842, Yamaska, Canada East to Marie-Anne GIGUERE
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1847 Death of Child
Geneviève CARTIER died 4 June 1847, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Dorothee was 62 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
DeathDeath — 1855
14 December 1855
Yamaska, Canada East
She died at the age of 71.
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