Joseph LABONTE

Born

3 December 1804 , La Durantaye, Lower Canada

Died

13 June 1854 , Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East

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Andre LABONTE dit CLEMENT Angelique GOULET

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Born: 3 December 1804 in La Durantaye, Lower Canada

Father: Andre LABONTE dit CLEMENT

Mother: Angelique GOULET

Paternal grandparents: Andre CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ , Marie-Madeleine BOISSEL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Pascal GOULET , Marie-Angelique COTE

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Joseph married Louise RUEL 21 November 1825 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise RUEL was born 19 October 1802 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Louise died 29 January 1876 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada.

Joseph LABONTE died 13 June 1854 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East.
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Louise RUEL
Marriage date: 21 November 1825
Marriage place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Children of Joseph LABONTE and Louise RUEL

Domithilde LABONTE

Born: July 1839, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 27 February 1922, Halifax-Sud, Mégantic, Québec, Canada

Married: Julien ROBERGE 23 November 1858

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Birth — 1804
3 December 1804
La Durantaye, Lower Canada

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 / Partner
Joseph LABONTE and Louise RUEL 21 November 1825, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

He was 20 years old.

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)

1839 Birth of Child
Domithilde LABONTE was born July 1839, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.