Joseph BLACKBURN

Born

12 December 1788 , La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 February 1847 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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Hugh Augustin BLACKBURN Genevieve GAGNON

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Born: 12 December 1788 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Hugh Augustin BLACKBURN

Mother: Genevieve GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GAGNON , Cecile KAORATE dite PELLETIER

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Joseph married Marie HARVEY 27 January 1818 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie HARVEY was born 31 May 1797 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie died 6 January 1872 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori). Marie was the child of Louis HERVE (HARVEY) and Catherine PERRON.

Joseph BLACKBURN died 3 February 1847 in La Malbaie, 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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Marie HARVEY
Marriage date: 27 January 1818
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Marie HARVEY was the child of Louis HERVE (HARVEY) and Catherine PERRON

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Children of Joseph BLACKBURN and Marie HARVEY

Simon BLACKBURN

Born: 15 December 1818, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 September 1897, , Canada

Married: Louise LABERGE 20 July 1847 Place: La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Catherine BLACKBURN

Born: 23 October 1827, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 20 May 1915, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BRISSON 20 July 1847 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie BLACKBURN

Born: 28 April 1833, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 5 December 1911, Saint-Honoré, Saguenay, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph PICHE 10 August 1850 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

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Birth — 1788
12 December 1788
La Malbaie, 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)

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.

1818 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BLACKBURN and Marie HARVEY 27 January 1818, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 29 years old.

1818 Birth of Child
Simon BLACKBURN was born 15 December 1818, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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)

1827 Birth of Child
Catherine BLACKBURN was born 23 October 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 38 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Birth of Child
Marie BLACKBURN was born 28 April 1833, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 44 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

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)