Esther
LABRECQUE
Born
7 March 1819
,
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died
28 November 1895
,
Saint-Flavien, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
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Born: 7 March 1819 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
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Esther married Jean-Isaie MARTEL 7 November 1843 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Isaie MARTEL was born 17 January 1822 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Jean-Isaie died 17 October 1894 in Saint-Flavien, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada.
Esther LABRECQUE died 28 November 1895 in Saint-Flavien, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada.
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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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Esther LABRECQUE
Esther LABRECQUE married 
Jean-Isaie MARTEL
Marriage date: 7 November 1843
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Jean-Isaie MARTELMarriage date: 7 November 1843
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Isaie MARTEL and Esther LABRECQUE
Marie Hermine MARTELBorn: 29 March 1861, Saint-Flavien, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
Died: 31 March 1911, Magog, Québec, Canada
Died: 31 March 1911, Magog, Québec, Canada
Married: Hilaire GRAVEL 17 September 1888 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA
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Birth — 18197 March 1819
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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)
1843 Marriage / PartnerEsther LABRECQUE and Jean-Isaie MARTEL 7 November 1843, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
She was 24 years old.
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.1861 Birth of ChildMarie Hermine MARTEL was born 29 March 1861, Saint-Flavien, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
Esther was 42 years old.
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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1888 Marriage of ChildMarie Hermine MARTEL married 17 September 1888, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Hilaire GRAVEL
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1894 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-Isaie MARTEL died 17 October 1894, Saint-Flavien, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of CanadaDeath — 189528 November 1895
Saint-Flavien, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 76.
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