Joseph GRAVEL

Born

17 May 1805 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

18 February 1847 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Charles GRAVEL Geneviève SIMARD

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Born: 17 May 1805 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Father: Charles GRAVEL

Mother: Geneviève SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GRAVEL , Marie-Anne BUREAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD , Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

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Joseph married Agnes POTVIN 7 November 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Agnes POTVIN was born 18 March 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Agnes died 2 June 1876 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Agnes was the child of Michel POTVIN and Josephte SIMARD.

Joseph GRAVEL died 18 February 1847 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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Agnes POTVIN
Marriage date: 7 November 1826
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Agnes POTVIN was the child of Michel POTVIN and Josephte SIMARD

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Children of Joseph GRAVEL and Agnes POTVIN

Sarah GRAVEL

Born: 4 March 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 11 February 1904, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Liberal LAVOIE 29 February 1848 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Eugenie GRAVEL

Born: 12 October 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Faustin BOUCHARD 13 January 1852 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1805
17 May 1805
Les Éboulements, 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)

1826 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GRAVEL and Agnes POTVIN 7 November 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Sarah GRAVEL was born 4 March 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Birth of Child
Eugenie GRAVEL was born 12 October 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 27 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

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)