Alexis-Clair HOUDE

(b. 1 August 1769 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 July 1847 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )
Age: 78

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Alexis-Clair HOUDE was born 1 August 1769 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis-Clair HOUDE was the child of Claude HOUDE and Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERC (maternal) Augustin TROTTIER and Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Alexis-Clair married Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 4 August 1789 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 14 May 1769 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Angélique died 24 March 1833 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST.

Alexis-Clair HOUDE died 2 July 1847 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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
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Alexis-Clair HOUDE married

Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE-- Date: 4 August 1789 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was the child of Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST

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Children of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE:

Marie-Angélique HOUDE (b.25 April 1791, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 29 January 1867, Sherbrooke, Canada East)
m. Michel CAYA 6 February 1809 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Geneviève HOUDE (b.4 September 1792, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 22 November 1870, St-Medard, Warwick, Canada)
m. Vincent PLOURDE 1 August 1814 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph HOUDE (b.16 March 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. , )

Antoine HOUDE (b.23 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 19 September 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE (b.5 February 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 5 May 1873, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada)
m. Julie CHOUINARD 14 August 1820 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite HOUDE (b.29 October 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 26 February 1880, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN 18 June 1820 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephte HOUDE dite LECLERC (b.4 August 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 5 February 1879, Saints-Anges de Ham-Nord, Quebec, Canada)
m. Timothée PLOURDE 2 July 1821 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Louis COTE 12 October 1857 in Tingwick, Québec, Canada (Saint Patrick's Hill)

Alexis HOUDE (b.18 October 1801, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX 31 January 1826 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Genevieve DUCLOS 10 September 1838 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

François HOUDE (b.13 February 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 5 February 1833, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Élisabeth-Isabelle GAUTHIER 8 January 1833 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR (b.31 August 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 21 November 1885, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph CAYA 7 July 1824 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Julie HOUDE dite LECLERC (b.29 May 1808, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 20 March 1860, Tingwick, Canada East )
m. Joseph GENEST-LABARRE 8 June 1841 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)

Scholastique HOUDE (b.3 December 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Evangeliste CAYA (CAILLA) 18 August 1834 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse-Claire HOUDE (b.5 May 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 14 March 1898, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada )
m. Albert-Joseph GAUTHIER 18 October 1831 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1769 Birth
1 August 1769
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis-Clair HOUDE - 1769 Baptism. Baie-du-Febvre, St-Antoine-de-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.

1769 Baptism. Baie-du-Febvre, St-Antoine-de-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.

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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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 4 August 1789, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 20 years old.

Alexis-Clair HOUDE - 1789 Marriage. Baie-du-Febvre, St-Antoine-de-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.

1789 Marriage. Baie-du-Febvre, St-Antoine-de-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique HOUDE was born 25 April 1791, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 21 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Geneviève HOUDE was born 4 September 1792, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 23 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Joseph HOUDE was born 16 March 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 24 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Antoine HOUDE was born 23 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 25 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE was born 5 February 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 27 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Marguerite HOUDE was born 29 October 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 29 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte HOUDE dite LECLERC was born 4 August 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 31 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Alexis HOUDE was born 18 October 1801, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 32 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
François HOUDE was born 13 February 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 33 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR was born 31 August 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 36 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Julie HOUDE dite LECLERC was born 29 May 1808, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 38 years old.

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique HOUDE married 6 February 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Michel CAYA

1811 Birth of Child
Scholastique HOUDE was born 3 December 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 42 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse-Claire HOUDE was born 5 May 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 44 years old.

1814 Marriage of Child
Geneviève HOUDE married 1 August 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Vincent PLOURDE

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Marguerite HOUDE married 18 June 1820, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN

1820 Marriage of Child
Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE married 14 August 1820, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Julie CHOUINARD

1821 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte HOUDE dite LECLERC married 2 July 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Timothée PLOURDE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR married 7 July 1824, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph CAYA

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Alexis HOUDE married 31 January 1826, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

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

1831 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse-Claire HOUDE married 18 October 1831, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Albert-Joseph GAUTHIER

1833 Marriage of Child
François HOUDE married 8 January 1833, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Élisabeth-Isabelle GAUTHIER

1833 Death of Child
François HOUDE died 5 February 1833, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis-Clair was 63 years old.

1833 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE died 24 March 1833, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1834 Marriage of Child
Scholastique HOUDE married 18 August 1834, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Evangeliste CAYA (CAILLA)

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

1838 Marriage of Child
Alexis HOUDE married 10 September 1838, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Genevieve DUCLOS

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

1841 Marriage of Child
Julie HOUDE dite LECLERC married 8 June 1841, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville) to Joseph GENEST-LABARRE

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)