Charles-François CARON

Born

4 February 1769 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 September 1848 , L'Islet, Canada East

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Charles CARON Elisabeth DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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Born: 4 February 1769 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Charles CARON

Mother: Elisabeth DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Paternal grandparents: Louis CARON , Marie-Geneviève LEMIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Augustin DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD , Elisabeth BLAIS

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Charles-François married Marie-Perpetue CARON 10 February 1801 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Perpetue CARON was born 31 January 1778 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Perpetue died 29 August 1809 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Perpetue was the child of Joseph-Hyacinthe CARON and Ursule BOUCHER.

Charles-François CARON died 21 September 1848 in L'Islet, 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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Charles-François CARON married

Marie-Perpetue CARON
Marriage date: 10 February 1801
Marriage place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Marie-Perpetue CARON was the child of Joseph-Hyacinthe CARON and Ursule BOUCHER

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Children of Charles-François CARON and Marie-Perpetue CARON

Marcelline CARON

Born: 3 March 1806, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: 6 March 1862, L'Islet, Canada East

Married: Emmanuel KIROUAC 6 July 1830 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1769
4 February 1769
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

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)

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
Charles-François CARON and Marie-Perpetue CARON 10 February 1801, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 32 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marcelline CARON was born 3 March 1806, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charles-François was 37 years old.

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Perpetue CARON died 29 August 1809, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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

1830 Marriage of Child
Marcelline CARON married 6 July 1830, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Emmanuel KIROUAC

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)

Death — 1848
21 September 1848
L'Islet, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.

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