Marie-Josephte-Luce ROUSSEL

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16 September 1776 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

25 August 1848 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL Marie-Josephe DROLET

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Born: 16 September 1776 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL

Mother: Marie-Josephe DROLET

Paternal grandparents: François ROUSSEL , Marguerite ROY

Maternal grandparents: Jacques DROLET , Marie-Anne RHEAUME dite DUMOULIN

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Marie-Josephte-Luce married Francois-Augustin BOURBEAU 5 February 1798 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois-Augustin BOURBEAU was born 10 August 1762 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Francois-Augustin died 1 August 1830 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Francois-Augustin was the child of Pierre-Charles BOURBEAU and Marie-Anne MORAND dite DOUVILLE.

Marie-Josephte-Luce ROUSSEL died 25 August 1848 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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.

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Francois-Augustin BOURBEAU
Marriage date: 5 February 1798
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Francois-Augustin BOURBEAU was the child of Pierre-Charles BOURBEAU and Marie-Anne MORAND dite DOUVILLE

Children of Francois-Augustin BOURBEAU and Marie-Josephte-Luce ROUSSEL

Marcelline BOURBEAU

Born: 26 August 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 6 March 1893, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste RACICOT 17 September 1844 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1776
16 September 1776
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte-Luce ROUSSEL and Francois-Augustin BOURBEAU 5 February 1798, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

She was 21 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1816 Birth of Child
Marcelline BOURBEAU was born 26 August 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Josephte-Luce was 39 years old.

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)

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

1830 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois-Augustin BOURBEAU died 1 August 1830, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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)

1844 Marriage of Child
Marcelline BOURBEAU married 17 September 1844, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Jean-Baptiste RACICOT

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1848
25 August 1848
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
She died at the age of 71.

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