Francois BOIVIN

Born

17 March 1776 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 July 1847 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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Simon BOIVIN Genevieve GAGNON

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Born: 17 March 1776 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Simon BOIVIN

Mother: Genevieve GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Alain-Thomas BOIVIN , Gertrude BLANCHET

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin GAGNON , Marguerite CHRETIEN

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Francois married Victoire GAGNON 28 July 1809 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Victoire GAGNON was born 13 February 1783 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Victoire was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Geneviève MORIN.

Francois BOIVIN died 13 July 1847 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Victoire GAGNON
Marriage date: 28 July 1809
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Victoire GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Geneviève MORIN

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Victoire BOIVIN

Born: abt. 1822, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 September 1869, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Married: Isaac LAVOIE 10 September 1839 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1776
17 March 1776
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Francois BOIVIN and Victoire GAGNON 28 July 1809, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 33 years old.

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

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)

1839 Marriage of Child
Victoire BOIVIN married 10 September 1839, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Isaac LAVOIE

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)