Abraham MARCHESSAULT

Born

16 March 1781 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

Abraham married Emelie CORMIER 16 January 1804 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Emelie CORMIER was born 17 October 1787 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Emelie died 29 September 1867 in Saint-Ours, Canada East . Emelie was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Reine LEVITRE .

Parents & Family of Abraham MARCHESSAULT

Parents of Abraham MARCHESSAULT

Father

Christophe MARCHESSAULT

Mother

Thérèse LARUE

Grandparents of Abraham MARCHESSAULT

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MARCHESSAULT Jeanne CORBIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LARUE Geneviève HUGUET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Abraham MARCHESSAULT

Abraham MARCHESSAULT married

Emelie CORMIER
Marriage date: 16 January 1804
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Emelie CORMIER was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Reine LEVITRE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Abraham MARCHESSAULT and Emelie CORMIER

Sophie MARCHESSAULT

Born: 26 October 1816, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 18 May 1843, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: David DUHAMEL 18 June 1839 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Théotyme MARCHESSAULT

Born: 29 September 1823, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 26 February 1914, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada

Married: Eleonore MAGNAN 23 November 1846 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada East

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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 — 1781
16 March 1781
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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)

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

1804 Marriage / Partner
Abraham MARCHESSAULT and Emelie CORMIER 16 January 1804, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 22 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Sophie MARCHESSAULT was born 26 October 1816, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Abraham was 35 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 Birth of Child
Théotyme MARCHESSAULT was born 29 September 1823, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Abraham was 42 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

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)

1839 Marriage of Child
Sophie MARCHESSAULT married 18 June 1839, Verchères, Lower Canada to David DUHAMEL

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