Joseph CHARTIER

Born

19 November 1777 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 March 1851 , La Présentation, Canada East

Joseph married Rosalie FONTAINE 8 August 1796 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie FONTAINE was born 1 April 1778 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada. Rosalie died 20 June 1859 in La Présentation, Canada East . Rosalie was the child of Joseph-Marie FONTAINE and Marie-Rose JALBERT .

Parents & Family of Joseph CHARTIER

Parents of Joseph CHARTIER

Father

Jean-Baptiste CHARTIER

Mother

Marie-Josephte MORIN

Grandparents of Joseph CHARTIER

Paternal grandparents

Jacques CHARTIER Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET

Maternal grandparents

Germain MORIN Marie-Ursule VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph CHARTIER

Joseph CHARTIER married

Rosalie FONTAINE
Marriage date: 8 August 1796
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Rosalie FONTAINE was the child of Joseph-Marie FONTAINE and Marie-Rose JALBERT

Children of Joseph CHARTIER and Rosalie FONTAINE

Sophie CHARTIER

Born: July 1807, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 3 April 1837, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

Married: François DESMARAIS 5 February 1827 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

Michel-Augustin CHARTIER

Born: 27 August 1818, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 17 January 1837, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Marie RICHARD 4 August 1835 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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 — 1777
19 November 1777
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHARTIER and Rosalie FONTAINE 8 August 1796, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 18 years old.

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

1807 Birth of Child
Sophie CHARTIER was born July 1807, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Joseph was 29 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Michel-Augustin CHARTIER was born 27 August 1818, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 40 years old.

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)

1827 Marriage of Child
Sophie CHARTIER married 5 February 1827, La Présentation, Lower Canada to François DESMARAIS

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage of Child
Michel-Augustin CHARTIER married 4 August 1835, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Marie RICHARD

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death of Child
Michel-Augustin CHARTIER died 17 January 1837, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Joseph was 59 years old.

1837 Death of Child
Sophie CHARTIER died 3 April 1837, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 59 years old.

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)

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

Death — 1851
15 March 1851
La Présentation, Canada East
He died at the age of 73.

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