Louis FOURNIER

Born

abt. 1823 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

14 February 1889 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada

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Pierre FOURNIER Genevieve MORIN

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Born: abt. 1823 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre FOURNIER

Mother: Genevieve MORIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre FOURNIER , Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Maternal grandparents: Charles MORIN , Louise QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME

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Louis married Vitaline LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER 18 November 1845 in Montmagny, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Vitaline LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER was born 9 February 1824 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Vitaline died 26 March 1908 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Greater Sudbury). Vitaline was the child of Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Modeste THIBAULT.

Louis FOURNIER died 14 February 1889 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Navigateur

The navigateur, or navigator, was the person on board a ship responsible for its navigation — a set of tasks to determine the position of a boat or ship and the route to follow. The navigator's primary responsibility was to be aware of the ship's position at all times. Near coastlines, he had to avoid hazards by determining optimal routes depending on the shoals, the state of the tide, and the channels to follow. On the high seas, he had to be skilled in long-term forecasting in order to make the best possible decisions depending on the weather.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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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Louis FOURNIER married

Vitaline LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER
Marriage date: 18 November 1845
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada East

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Vitaline LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER was the child of Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Modeste THIBAULT

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Children of Louis FOURNIER and Vitaline LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Helene Odile FOURNIER

Born: 26 July 1847, Montmagny, Canada East
Died: 29 June 1917, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Married: Amable LEMIEUX 27 August 1866 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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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

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)

1845 Marriage / Partner
Louis FOURNIER and Vitaline LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER 18 November 1845, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1847 Birth of Child
Helene Odile FOURNIER was born 26 July 1847, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, 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 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Marriage of Child
Helene Odile FOURNIER married 27 August 1866, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Amable LEMIEUX

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.