Louis CHAPUT

Born

2 August 1771 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

12 August 1854 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Charles CHAPUT Marie-Louise PETIT dite LALUMIÈRE

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Born: 2 August 1771 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Charles CHAPUT

Mother: Marie-Louise PETIT dite LALUMIÈRE

Paternal grandparents: Charles CHAPUT , Marie-Josephte LEMAY dite DELORME

Maternal grandparents: Paul PETIT , Marie-Louise SENECAL

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Louis married Marie-Therese BONNET 31 January 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Therese BONNET was born 16 July 1787 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Therese died 4 September 1858 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Therese was the child of Louis-Michel BONNET dit LATOUR and Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES.

Louis CHAPUT died 12 August 1854 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Therese BONNET
Marriage date: 31 January 1803
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Marie-Therese BONNET was the child of Louis-Michel BONNET dit LATOUR and Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES

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Children of Louis CHAPUT and Marie-Therese BONNET

Emilie CHAPUT

Born: 17 August 1822, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 25 August 1875, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Narcisse Edouard GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN 28 January 1840 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1771
2 August 1771
Québec Province, 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)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHAPUT and Marie-Therese BONNET 31 January 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 31 years old.

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

1822 Birth of Child
Emilie CHAPUT was born 17 August 1822, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 51 years old.

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

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

1840 Marriage of Child
Emilie CHAPUT married 28 January 1840, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Narcisse Edouard GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.