Marguerite DOUCET

Born

1 June 1811 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Died

24 June 1860 , Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East

Marguerite married Joseph JOLY 4 February 1828 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph JOLY was born 17 April 1809 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . Joseph died 10 June 1881 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Joseph JOLY and Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET .

Parents & Family of Marguerite DOUCET

Parents of Marguerite DOUCET

Father

Joseph DOUCET

Mother

Marie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Grandparents of Marguerite DOUCET

Paternal grandparents

Michel DOUCET Marguerite AUBIN dite LAMBERT

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Madeleine-Marie-Anne GENEREUX

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite DOUCET

Marguerite DOUCET married

Joseph JOLY
Marriage date: 4 February 1828
Marriage place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Joseph JOLY was the child of Joseph JOLY and Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph JOLY and Marguerite DOUCET

Norbert JOLY

Born: 28 October 1848, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
Died: 20 December 1927, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada

Married: Esther DESROSIERS 17 February 1868 Place: Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada

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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 — 1811
1 June 1811
Berthierville, 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)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DOUCET and Joseph JOLY 4 February 1828, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

She was 16 years old.

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)

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)

1848 Birth of Child
Norbert JOLY was born 28 October 1848, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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