Hector ROSS

Born

9 June 1768 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 September 1849 , Sainte-Luce, Canada East

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Guillaume ROSS Marie-Josette PROULX

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Born: 9 June 1768 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Guillaume ROSS

Mother: Marie-Josette PROULX

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PROULX , Marie-Claire-Francoise JOLY

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Hector married Marie BOUILLON 3 February 1801 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BOUILLON was born 17 July 1781 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Marie was the child of Ambroise BOUILLON and Marie PINEAU (PINEAULT).

Hector ROSS died 29 September 1849 in Sainte-Luce, 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.
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Hector ROSS married

Marie BOUILLON
Marriage date: 3 February 1801
Marriage place: Rimouski, Lower Canada
Marie BOUILLON was the child of Ambroise BOUILLON and Marie PINEAU (PINEAULT)

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Children of Hector ROSS and Marie BOUILLON

Marie ROSS

Born: 20 March 1807, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 14 June 1885, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE 8 January 1828 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1768
9 June 1768
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

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)

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
Hector ROSS and Marie BOUILLON 3 February 1801, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 32 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Marie ROSS was born 20 March 1807, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Hector was 38 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)

1828 Marriage of Child
Marie ROSS married 8 January 1828, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Louis DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE

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)