Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Born

30 October 1792 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Died

9 June 1840 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Isidore married Catherine LEVAC 1 February 1813 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine LEVAC was born 4 February 1791 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Noel LEVAC and Catherine BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) .

Parents & Family of Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Parents of Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Father

Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Mother

Josephte RAPIDIEUX

Grandparents of Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Paternal grandparents

Joseph MERLOT Marie-Reine PILON

Maternal grandparents

Michel RAPIDIEUX Marie-Louise MARTEL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT) married

Catherine LEVAC
Marriage date: 1 February 1813
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Catherine LEVAC was the child of Noel LEVAC and Catherine BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

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

Children of Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT) and Catherine LEVAC

Lucie MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Born: 20 October 1826, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel POIRIER 15 February 1847 Place: Les Cèdres, 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 — 1792
30 October 1792
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

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

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

1813 Marriage / Partner
Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT) and Catherine LEVAC 1 February 1813, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 20 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

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)

1826 Birth of Child
Lucie MERLEAU (MERLOT) was born 20 October 1826, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Isidore was 33 years old.

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)