Joseph TETU

Born

27 April 1775 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 November 1854 , Montmagny, Canada East

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Felix TETU Madeleine VALLEE

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Born: 27 April 1775 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Felix TETU

Mother: Madeleine VALLEE

Maternal grandparents: Etienne VALLEE , Marie-Madeleine MARCOUX

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Joseph married Therese POIRIER 18 July 1797 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese POIRIER was born 15 November 1781 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Therese died 26 April 1854 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Therese was the child of Pierre POIRIER and Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE.

Joseph TETU died 1 November 1854 in Montmagny, Canada East .
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Therese POIRIER
Marriage date: 18 July 1797
Marriage place: Montmagny, Lower Canada
Therese POIRIER was the child of Pierre POIRIER and Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE

Children of Joseph TETU and Therese POIRIER

Joseph-Felix TETU

Born: 7 September 1810, Montmagny, Lower Canada
Died: 5 April 1886, Montmagny, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Delphine NICOLE 5 July 1841 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1775
27 April 1775
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TETU and Therese POIRIER 18 July 1797, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 22 years old.

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

1810 Birth of Child
Joseph-Felix TETU was born 7 September 1810, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph was 35 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
Joseph-Felix TETU married 5 July 1841, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Delphine NICOLE

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.