Pierre-Paul
VILLENEUVE
Born
8 February 1784
,
Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
25 October 1854
,
Rigaud, Canada East
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Pierre-Paul VILLENEUVE married Veronique CHEVRIER
Marriage date: 17 January 1814
Marriage place: Rigaud, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Veronique CHEVRIERMarriage date: 17 January 1814
Marriage place: Rigaud, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre-Paul VILLENEUVE and Veronique CHEVRIER
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 17848 February 1784
Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1814 Marriage / PartnerPierre-Paul VILLENEUVE and Veronique CHEVRIER 17 January 1814, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)
He was 29 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
Death — 185425 October 1854
Rigaud, Canada East
He died at the age of 70.
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