David HARDY

Born

10 November 1800 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Died

17 June 1862 , Cap-Santé, Canada East

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François HARDY Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC

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Born: 10 November 1800 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Father: François HARDY

Mother: Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC

Paternal grandparents: François-Amable HARDY , Marie-Genevieve RICHARD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GIGNAC , Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU

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David married Angélique-Louise FRENETTE 7 November 1826 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique-Louise FRENETTE was born 15 May 1797 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Angélique-Louise died 13 June 1873 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Angélique-Louise was the child of Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE) and Josephte LAMOTHE.

David HARDY died 17 June 1862 in Cap-Santé, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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David HARDY married

Angélique-Louise FRENETTE
Marriage date: 7 November 1826
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
Angélique-Louise FRENETTE was the child of Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE) and Josephte LAMOTHE

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Children of David HARDY and Angélique-Louise FRENETTE

Leon HARDY

Born: 25 February 1829, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Adelaide DORE 19 July 1853 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1800
10 November 1800
Cap-Santé, 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)

1826 Marriage / Partner
David HARDY and Angélique-Louise FRENETTE 7 November 1826, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 26 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Leon HARDY was born 25 February 1829, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

David was 28 years old.

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

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)