Joseph
MERCIER
Born
22 September 1779
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
22 February 1859
,
Saint-Jacques, Canada East
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Joseph MERCIER was born 22 September 1779 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie MERCIER and Marie-Josephte CARON (maternal) Louis LEFRANCOIS and Louise CLOUTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Genevieve GUIMOND 11 February 1805 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Genevieve GUIMOND was born 16 November 1784 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Genevieve died 28 October 1875 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Charles GUIMOND and Genevieve VEAU dite SYLVAIN.
Joseph MERCIER died 22 February 1859 in Saint-Jacques, 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.
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Family and Children of Joseph MERCIER
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Marie-Genevieve GUIMOND-- Date: 11 February 1805 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
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Marie-Genevieve GUIMOND was the child of Charles GUIMOND and Genevieve VEAU dite SYLVAIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Genevieve GUIMOND-- Date: 11 February 1805 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada See marriage record for Joseph MERCIER and Marie-Genevieve GUIMONDMarie-Genevieve GUIMOND was the child of Charles GUIMOND and Genevieve VEAU dite SYLVAIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph MERCIER and Marie-Genevieve GUIMOND
Louise MERCIER (b.11 February 1807, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada d. 15 December 1889, St-Paul-de-Chester, Quebec, Canada)m. Moise DUPUIS 22 February 1830 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)
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1779 Birth 22 September 1779
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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
1805 Marriage / PartnerJoseph MERCIER and Marie-Genevieve GUIMOND 11 February 1805, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
He was 25 years old.
1807 Birth of ChildLouise MERCIER was born 11 February 1807, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Joseph was 27 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 England1830 Marriage of ChildLouise MERCIER married 22 February 1830, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan) to Moise DUPUIS
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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.
1859 Death 22 February 1859
Saint-Jacques, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.
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