Joachim BIGRAS

Born

22 October 1821 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

Died

10 December 1848 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East

Joachim married Julie MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR 14 February 1843 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR was born 20 February 1825 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada. Julie died 1 April 1858 in Ottawa, Canada West. Julie was the child of Louis MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR and Josephe-Marie PLOUF .

Parents & Family of Joachim BIGRAS

Parents of Joachim BIGRAS

Father

Paschal BIGRAS

Mother

Marie-Luce BARBE

Grandparents of Joachim BIGRAS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Paschal BIGRAS Marie-Louise PAQUET

Maternal grandparents

François BARBE Marie-Catherine CHABOT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joachim BIGRAS

Joachim BIGRAS married

Julie MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR
Marriage date: 14 February 1843
Marriage place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East
Julie MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR was the child of Louis MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR and Josephe-Marie PLOUF

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

Children of Joachim BIGRAS and Julie MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR

Delima-Rose-Marie BIGRAS

Born: 18 October 1848, Saint-Eustache, Canada East
Died: 21 April 1892, Orleans, Ontario, Canada

Married: Francois-Xavier CLÉROUX 16 January 1866 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1821
22 October 1821
Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Joachim BIGRAS and Julie MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR 14 February 1843, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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)