Modeste
DUHAMEL
Born
21 August 1789
,
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
16 November 1858
,
Saint-Ours, Canada East
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Born: 21 August 1789 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Louis DUHAMEL
Mother:
Modeste GIROUARD
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre DUHAMEL
, Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre GIROUARD
, Theotiste DUPUIS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Modeste married Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE 2 October 1809 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE was born 5 September 1789 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Jean-Victor died 7 January 1860 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Jean-Victor was the child of Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN.
Modeste DUHAMEL died 16 November 1858 in Saint-Ours, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Modeste DUHAMEL
Modeste DUHAMEL married 
Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE
Marriage date: 2 October 1809
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE was the child of Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINEMarriage date: 2 October 1809
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE was the child of Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE and Modeste DUHAMEL
Sophie CHAPDELAINEMarried: Octave ARSENAULT 2 February 1841 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
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Birth — 178921 August 1789
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1809 Marriage / PartnerModeste DUHAMEL and Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE 2 October 1809, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
She was 20 years old.
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 England1822 Birth of ChildSophie CHAPDELAINE was born 11 January 1822, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Modeste was 32 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 Marriage of ChildSophie CHAPDELAINE married 2 February 1841, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Octave ARSENAULT
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Death — 185816 November 1858
Saint-Ours, Canada East
She died at the age of 69.
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