Marguerite FOURNIER

Born

abt. 1788 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

23 March 1852 , Matane, Canada East

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Augustin FOURNIER Geneviève MCLEAN (MACLANE)

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Born: abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Augustin FOURNIER

Mother: Geneviève MCLEAN (MACLANE)

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas FOURNIER , Marie-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS)

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Marguerite married Samuel HARRISON abt. 1809 in Matane, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Samuel HARRISON was born 14 September 1772 in Uttoxeter, Stafford, England.

Marguerite FOURNIER died 23 March 1852 in Matane, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marguerite FOURNIER married

Samuel HARRISON
Marriage date: abt. 1809
Marriage place: Matane, Lower Canada

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Children of Samuel HARRISON and Marguerite FOURNIER

Marie HARRISON

Born: 18 August 1814, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thomas OTIS 6 November 1832 Place: Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane)

Augustin HARRISON

Born: 25 February 1819, Matane, Lower Canada
Died: 30 August 1896, Matane, Québec, Canada

Married: Apolline DION 16 October 1843 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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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)

1814 Birth of Child
Marie HARRISON was born 18 August 1814, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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.

1819 Birth of Child
Augustin HARRISON was born 25 February 1819, Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane)

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

1832 Marriage of Child
Marie HARRISON married 6 November 1832, Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane) to Thomas OTIS

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)

1843 Marriage of Child
Augustin HARRISON married 16 October 1843, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Apolline DION

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)