Olivier
BEGIN
Born
15 April 1787
,
Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
7 November 1858
,
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East
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Born: 15 April 1787 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
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Olivier married Marie-Angelique BOURGETTE 8 October 1810 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angelique BOURGETTE was born 26 November 1789 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Angelique died 2 March 1878 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).
Olivier BEGIN died 7 November 1858 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East .
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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 Olivier BEGIN
Olivier BEGIN married 
Marie-Angelique BOURGETTE
Marriage date: 8 October 1810
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Angelique BOURGETTEMarriage date: 8 October 1810
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Olivier BEGIN and Marie-Angelique BOURGETTE
Adelaide BEGINBorn: 17 July 1820, Saint-Joseph, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Died: 1 September 1913, St-Romain de Winslow, Frontenac, Quebec, Canada
Died: 1 September 1913, St-Romain de Winslow, Frontenac, Quebec, Canada
Married: Joseph BOUFFARD 15 November 1842 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 178715 April 1787
Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1810 Marriage / PartnerOlivier BEGIN and Marie-Angelique BOURGETTE 8 October 1810, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
He was 23 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 England1820 Birth of ChildAdelaide BEGIN was born 17 July 1820, Saint-Joseph, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Olivier was 33 years old.
1830 - 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 Canada1842 Marriage of ChildAdelaide BEGIN married 15 November 1842, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Joseph BOUFFARD
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.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.
Death — 18587 November 1858
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East
He died at the age of 71.
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