Marguerite RIEL

Born

abt. 1782 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

10 December 1865 , Berthierville, Canada East

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Louis-Joseph RIEL Marie-Rosalie MIVILLE

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Born: abt. 1782 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Louis-Joseph RIEL

Mother: Marie-Rosalie MIVILLE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE , Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE)

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

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Marguerite married Pierre BIDAGUIN 13 January 1800 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BIDAGUIN was born 2 September 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre died 6 August 1815 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre was the child of Martin BIDAGUIN dit ST-MARTIN and Marie-Rose GÉNÉREUX.

Marguerite RIEL died 10 December 1865 in Berthierville, 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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Marguerite RIEL married

Pierre BIDAGUIN
Marriage date: 13 January 1800
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Pierre BIDAGUIN was the child of Martin BIDAGUIN dit ST-MARTIN and Marie-Rose GÉNÉREUX

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Children of Pierre BIDAGUIN and Marguerite RIEL

Catherine BIDAGUIN

Born: 11 February 1802, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 22 November 1882, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada

Married: Charles GIRARD 8 February 1825 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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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)

1800 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite RIEL and Pierre BIDAGUIN 13 January 1800, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1802 Birth of Child
Catherine BIDAGUIN was born 11 February 1802, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1815 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre BIDAGUIN died 6 August 1815, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

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

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

1825 Marriage of Child
Catherine BIDAGUIN married 8 February 1825, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Charles GIRARD

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)

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