Alexis MERLOT

Born

16 March 1799 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Died

22 April 1855 , Les Cèdres, Canada East

Alexis married Josephte LEVAC 17 April 1820 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte LEVAC was born 24 May 1797 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Joachim LEVAC and Elisabeth SAUVÉ .

Parents & Family of Alexis MERLOT

Parents of Alexis MERLOT

Father

François MERLOT

Mother

Catherine ROUSSEL

Grandparents of Alexis MERLOT

Paternal grandparents

Joseph MERLOT Marie-Reine PILON

Maternal grandparents

Pierre ROUSSEL Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis MERLOT

Alexis MERLOT married

Josephte LEVAC
Marriage date: 17 April 1820
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Josephte LEVAC was the child of Joachim LEVAC and Elisabeth SAUVÉ

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

Children of Alexis MERLOT and Josephte LEVAC

François MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Born: 31 January 1821, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rose POIRIER 11 January 1842 Place: Vaudreuil, 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 — 1799
16 March 1799
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Alexis MERLOT and Josephte LEVAC 17 April 1820, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 21 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
François MERLEAU (MERLOT) was born 31 January 1821, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Alexis was 21 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)

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

1842 Marriage of Child
François MERLEAU (MERLOT) married 11 January 1842, Vaudreuil, Canada East to Rose POIRIER