Louis ST-GERMAIN

Born

17 April 1791 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Died

25 January 1867 , Yamaska, Canada East

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Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN Marie-Catherine HAZEUR

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Born: 17 April 1791 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Father: Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

Mother: Marie-Catherine HAZEUR

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN , Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Maternal grandparents: Michel DEMURIES dit HAZEUR GAMELIN , Marie-Madeleine BIBEAU

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Louis married Josephte PARENTEAU 23 November 1812 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Josephte PARENTEAU was born 8 January 1797 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Josephte died 26 October 1823 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Josephte was the child of Michel PARENTEAU and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER.

Louis married (2) Marie VERRIER 25 January 1825 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Marie VERRIER was born 8 January 1802 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie died 12 February 1885 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie was the child of Pierre VERRIER and Genevieve CARDIN.

Louis ST-GERMAIN died 25 January 1867 in Yamaska, Canada East .

married Marie Verrier, 25 January 1825, Yamaska, Quebec

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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.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Louis ST-GERMAIN married

Josephte PARENTEAU
Marriage date: 23 November 1812
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Josephte PARENTEAU was the child of Michel PARENTEAU and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER

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Louis ST-GERMAIN married

Marie VERRIER
Marriage date: 25 January 1825
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Marie VERRIER was the child of Pierre VERRIER and Genevieve CARDIN

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Birth — 1791
17 April 1791
Yamaska, Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1812 Marriage / Partner
Louis ST-GERMAIN and Josephte PARENTEAU 23 November 1812, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 21 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

1823 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte PARENTEAU died 26 October 1823, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage / Partner
Louis ST-GERMAIN and Marie VERRIER 25 January 1825, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 33 years old.

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)

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)