Marie-Desanges RICHARD

Born

7 September 1822 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Died

12 April 1859 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Jean-Basile RICHARD Marie-Anne-Jeanne GRENIER

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Born: 7 September 1822 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Father: Jean-Basile RICHARD

Mother: Marie-Anne-Jeanne GRENIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD , Marie-Catherine PHANEUF

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GRENIER , Desanges BRAZEAU

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Marie-Desanges married Toussaint CHAINE (CHENET) 31 January 1843 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Toussaint CHAINE (CHENET) was born 21 November 1815 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Toussaint was the child of Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) and Agathe GIROUARD.

Marie-Desanges RICHARD died 12 April 1859 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
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Marie-Desanges RICHARD married

Toussaint CHAINE (CHENET)
Marriage date: 31 January 1843
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Toussaint CHAINE (CHENET) was the child of Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) and Agathe GIROUARD

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Children of Toussaint CHAINE (CHENET) and Marie-Desanges RICHARD

Celestine CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: abt. 1850, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Vitaline CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: abt. 1850, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Elphege CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: abt. 1851, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1822
7 September 1822
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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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 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Desanges RICHARD and Toussaint CHAINE (CHENET) 31 January 1843, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

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)

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

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser