Francois REHEL

Born

8 April 1790 , Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 January 1857 , Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Francois married Theodule ST-LAURENT 5 September 1812 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Theodule ST-LAURENT was born 6 May 1784 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada . Theodule died 30 April 1870 in St-Donat, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. Theodule was the child of Andre ST-LAURENT and Rosalie LEPAGE .

Parents & Family of Francois REHEL

Parents of Francois REHEL

Father

Julien REHEL

Mother

Marie-Louise COTE

Grandparents of Francois REHEL

Paternal grandparents

Julien REHEL Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents

Basile COTE Marie-Agnes LEPAGE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois REHEL

Francois REHEL married

Theodule ST-LAURENT
Marriage date: 5 September 1812
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

See marriage record for Francois REHEL and Theodule ST-LAURENT
Theodule ST-LAURENT was the child of Andre ST-LAURENT and Rosalie LEPAGE

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

Children of Francois REHEL and Theodule ST-LAURENT

Edwidge REHEL

Born: abt. 1816, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Namert GAGNON 21 June 1836 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

Thalite (Thais) REHEL

Born: abt. 1826, Saint-Germain, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 7 May 1844, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Married: Jerome TREMBLAY 9 May 1842 Place: Sainte-Luce, 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 — 1790
8 April 1790
Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Francois REHEL and Theodule ST-LAURENT 5 September 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

He was 22 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 Marriage of Child
Edwidge REHEL married 21 June 1836, Rimouski, Lower Canada to Namert GAGNON

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
Thalite (Thais) REHEL married 9 May 1842, Sainte-Luce, Canada East to Jerome TREMBLAY

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Death of Child
Thalite (Thais) REHEL died 7 May 1844, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Francois was 54 years old.

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.

Death — 1857
7 January 1857
Sainte-Luce, Canada East
He died at the age of 66.

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