Louis MARCIL

Born

27 July 1772 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 February 1843 , Longueuil, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste MARCIL Charlotte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

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Born: 27 July 1772 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste MARCIL

Mother: Charlotte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Paternal grandparents: Andre MARCIL (MARSIL) , Jeanne CAMPEAU

Maternal grandparents: François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS , Marie-Anne GAUDRY

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Louis married Josephte TOUPIN 9 November 1801 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte TOUPIN was born 9 November 1783 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Josephte died 10 May 1843 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Josephte was the child of Francois TOUPIN and Catherine BROSSARD.

Louis MARCIL died 2 February 1843 in Longueuil, 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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Josephte TOUPIN
Marriage date: 9 November 1801
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Josephte TOUPIN was the child of Francois TOUPIN and Catherine BROSSARD

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Children of Louis MARCIL and Josephte TOUPIN

Antoine MARCIL

Born: 9 February 1816, Longueuil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Dosithee BROSSARD 15 February 1841 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1772
27 July 1772
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Louis MARCIL and Josephte TOUPIN 9 November 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 29 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Antoine MARCIL was born 9 February 1816, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis was 43 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)

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

1841 Marriage of Child
Antoine MARCIL married 15 February 1841, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Dosithee BROSSARD