Pierre MATHIEU

Born

12 October 1791 , Deschambault, Lower Canada

Died

8 November 1868 , Grondines, Québec, Canada

Pierre married Elisabeth HAMELIN 30 July 1817 in Deschambault, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth HAMELIN was born 19 November 1787 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth died 27 October 1868 in Grondines, Québec, Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Joseph HAMELIN and Marie LANDRY .

Parents & Family of Pierre MATHIEU

Parents of Pierre MATHIEU

Father

Pierre MATHIEU

Mother

Marguerite CHARTRE

Grandparents of Pierre MATHIEU

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MATHIEU Marie-Josephte ARCAND

Maternal grandparents

Charles CHARTRE Angelique MARTINEAU

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Navigateur

The navigateur, or navigator, was the person on board a ship responsible for its navigation — a set of tasks to determine the position of a boat or ship and the route to follow. The navigator's primary responsibility was to be aware of the ship's position at all times. Near coastlines, he had to avoid hazards by determining optimal routes depending on the shoals, the state of the tide, and the channels to follow. On the high seas, he had to be skilled in long-term forecasting in order to make the best possible decisions depending on the weather.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey into the Life of a Navigateur in 18th Century New France

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre MATHIEU

Pierre MATHIEU married

Elisabeth HAMELIN
Marriage date: 30 July 1817
Marriage place: Deschambault, Lower Canada

See marriage record for Pierre MATHIEU and Elisabeth HAMELIN
Elisabeth HAMELIN was the child of Joseph HAMELIN and Marie LANDRY

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre MATHIEU and Elisabeth HAMELIN

Rose MATHIEU

Born: 17 May 1824, Grondines, Lower Canada
Died: 29 September 1859, Grondines, Canada East

Married: Zephirin GROLEAU 11 January 1842 Place: Grondines, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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Birth — 1791
12 October 1791
Deschambault, Lower Canada

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

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

1817 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MATHIEU and Elisabeth HAMELIN 30 July 1817, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 25 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)

1824 Birth of Child
Rose MATHIEU was born 17 May 1824, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Pierre was 32 years old.

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

1842 Marriage of Child
Rose MATHIEU married 11 January 1842, Grondines, Canada East to Zephirin GROLEAU

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Death of Child
Rose MATHIEU died 29 September 1859, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Pierre was 68 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.