Toussaint LABELLE

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27 January 1812 , Québec, Lower Canada

Died

3 May 1868 , Sorel, Québec, Canada

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Toussaint LABELLE Ursule FORTIN

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Born: 27 January 1812 in Québec, Lower Canada

Father: Toussaint LABELLE

Mother: Ursule FORTIN

Paternal grandparents: Toussaint LABELLE , Josephte VALLÉE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste FORTIN , Josephte FONTAINE

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Toussaint married Marguerite JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 8 April 1834 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was born 28 September 1816 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Noel JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Anne-Louise BEAUBIEN dite TROTTIER.

Toussaint LABELLE died 3 May 1868 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
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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

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Toussaint LABELLE married

Marguerite JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)
Marriage date: 8 April 1834
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marguerite JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was the child of Noel JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Anne-Louise BEAUBIEN dite TROTTIER

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Children of Toussaint LABELLE and Marguerite JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)

Jean-Baptiste-Toussaint LABELLE

Born: 27 May 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 6 August 1889, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Guillaume LABELLE

Born: 16 October 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Philomene LABELLE

Born: 24 August 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Caroline LABELLE

Born: 6 October 1842, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 10 September 1900, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Marie-Adele LABELLE

Born: 17 April 1844, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 14 September 1844, Sorel, Canada East

Joseph LABELLE

Born: 3 September 1845, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Marie-Adele LABELLE

Born: 23 January 1848, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Isaie LABELLE

Born: 25 March 1850, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Hubert-Louis LABELLE

Born: 6 June 1852, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Elisabeth LABELLE

Born: 12 October 1854, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Julie-Cordelia LABELLE

Born: 7 November 1856, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 15 August 1857, Sorel, Canada East

Zephirin LABELLE

Born: 6 November 1857, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 2 January 1858, Sorel, Canada East

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Birth — 1812
27 January 1812
Québec, Lower Canada

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

1834 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint LABELLE and Marguerite JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 8 April 1834, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 22 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Toussaint LABELLE was born 27 May 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 24 years old.

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

1838 Birth of Child
Guillaume LABELLE was born 16 October 1838, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 26 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Birth of Child
Philomene LABELLE was born 24 August 1840, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 28 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Marie-Caroline LABELLE was born 6 October 1842, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 30 years old.

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

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

1844 Birth of Child
Marie-Adele LABELLE was born 17 April 1844, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 32 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Joseph LABELLE was born 3 September 1845, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 33 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Marie-Adele LABELLE was born 23 January 1848, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 36 years old.

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

1850 Birth of Child
Isaie LABELLE was born 25 March 1850, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 38 years old.

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

1852 Birth of Child
Hubert-Louis LABELLE was born 6 June 1852, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 40 years old.

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

1854 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LABELLE was born 12 October 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 42 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Julie-Cordelia LABELLE was born 7 November 1856, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 44 years old.

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

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

1857 Death of Child
Julie-Cordelia LABELLE died 15 August 1857, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 45 years old.

1857 Birth of Child
Zephirin LABELLE was born 6 November 1857, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 45 years old.

1858 Death of Child
Zephirin LABELLE died 2 January 1858, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Toussaint was 45 years old.

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

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.