Jean-Baptiste MARTEL

Born

10 February 1811 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

20 February 1854 , Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste married Eulalie GAUTHIER 9 January 1838 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eulalie GAUTHIER was born 5 December 1820 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Eulalie died 4 July 1888 in St-Paul du Nord, Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. Eulalie was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Emerence (Emerentienne) TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL

Parents of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL

Father

Joseph MARTEL

Mother

Francoise CLAVEAU

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL

Paternal grandparents

Joseph MARTEL Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) Marthe GONTHIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL

Jean-Baptiste MARTEL married

Eulalie GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 9 January 1838
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Eulalie GAUTHIER was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Emerence (Emerentienne) TREMBLAY

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

Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Eulalie GAUTHIER

Marie MARTEL

Born: 12 August 1842, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: 3 May 1887, St-Paul-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada

Married: Levite TREMBLAY 2 May 1871 Place: Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

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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 — 1811
10 February 1811
Les Éboulements, 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

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 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Eulalie GAUTHIER 9 January 1838, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He 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

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 MARTEL was born 12 August 1842, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 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)

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.