Charles GAUDREAU

Born

5 December 1771 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 February 1855 , L'Acadie, Canada East

Parents & Family of Charles GAUDREAU

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Born: 5 December 1771 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Charles GAUDREAU

Father

Joseph GAUDREAU

Mother

Marie-Scholastique PROULX

Grandparents of Charles GAUDREAU

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GAUDREAU Ursule CHOUINARD

Maternal grandparents

Joseph PROULX Angélique LABERGE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Geneviève BOURASSA 21 November 1803 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Geneviève BOURASSA was born 29 November 1781 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève died 9 August 1832 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Judith JANOT dite LACHAPELLE.

Charles GAUDREAU died 1 February 1855 in L'Acadie, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles GAUDREAU

Charles GAUDREAU married

Geneviève BOURASSA
Marriage date: 21 November 1803
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Geneviève BOURASSA was the child of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Judith JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

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Children of Charles GAUDREAU and Geneviève BOURASSA

Charles GAUDREAU

Born: 27 August 1804, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph GAUDREAU

Born: 10 April 1806, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1832, Napierville, Lower Canada

François GAUDREAU

Born: 2 June 1808, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Julien GAUDREAU

Born: 17 June 1810, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 24 July 1810, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

François GAUDREAU

Born: 29 December 1811, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 5 July 1814, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU

Born: 10 September 1813, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 21 May 1889, Dover, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Genevieve GAUDREAU

Born: 13 December 1815, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Nelson GAUDREAU (GOODROW)

Born: abt. 1816, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Emilie GAUDREAU

Born: 3 September 1817, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Edouard GAUDREAU

Born: 13 July 1819, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Moise GAUDREAU

Born: 1 May 1821, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 7 September 1855, L'Acadie, Canada East

Florence GAUDREAU

Born: 13 February 1823, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 24 June 1834, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Genevieve GAUDREAU

Born: 6 December 1833, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 22 June 1834, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1771
5 December 1771
Montmagny, 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)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Charles GAUDREAU and Geneviève BOURASSA 21 November 1803, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 31 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Charles GAUDREAU was born 27 August 1804, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 32 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUDREAU was born 10 April 1806, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 34 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
François GAUDREAU was born 2 June 1808, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 36 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Julien GAUDREAU was born 17 June 1810, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 38 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
François GAUDREAU was born 29 December 1811, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 40 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU was born 10 September 1813, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 41 years old.

1814 Death of Child
François GAUDREAU died 5 July 1814, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 42 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAUDREAU was born 13 December 1815, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 44 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Emilie GAUDREAU was born 3 September 1817, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 45 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Birth of Child
Edouard GAUDREAU was born 13 July 1819, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 47 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Moise GAUDREAU was born 1 May 1821, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 49 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Florence GAUDREAU was born 13 February 1823, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 51 years old.

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

1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève BOURASSA died 9 August 1832, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1833 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAUDREAU was born 6 December 1833, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 62 years old.

1834 Death of Child
Genevieve GAUDREAU died 22 June 1834, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 62 years old.

1834 Death of Child
Florence GAUDREAU died 24 June 1834, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles was 62 years old.

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)

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

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