Alexis BOISVERT

Born

14 November 1780 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 March 1850 , Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Canada East

Parents & Family of Alexis BOISVERT

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Born: 14 November 1780 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Alexis BOISVERT

Father

Pierre DENEVERS dit BOISVERT

Mother

Marie-Françoise HOUDE

Grandparents of Alexis BOISVERT

Paternal grandparents

Joseph DENEVERS dit BOISVERT Marie-Angelique PICHÉ

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Simon HOUDE Francoise BISSON

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

Alexis married Marie-Louise CHAMPOUX SIT ST-PAIRE 6 October 1817 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise CHAMPOUX SIT ST-PAIRE was born 4 November 1798 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise died 9 March 1874 in Danville, Les Sources, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR and Angélique HAMEL.

Alexis BOISVERT died 9 March 1850 in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis BOISVERT

Alexis BOISVERT married

Marie-Louise CHAMPOUX SIT ST-PAIRE
Marriage date: 6 October 1817
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise CHAMPOUX SIT ST-PAIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR and Angélique HAMEL

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

Children of Alexis BOISVERT and Marie-Louise CHAMPOUX SIT ST-PAIRE

Jean-Louis BOISVERT

Born: 26 August 1818, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 23 August 1888, Windsor, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Theophile BOISVERT

Born: 1 July 1826, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Lower Canada
Died: 27 August 1892,

David BOISVERT

Born: 3 December 1837, Drummondville, Lower Canada
Died: 1 January 1909, Danville, Les Sources, Quebec, Canada

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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 — 1780
14 November 1780
Nicolet, 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)

1817 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BOISVERT and Marie-Louise CHAMPOUX SIT ST-PAIRE 6 October 1817, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 36 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Jean-Louis BOISVERT was born 26 August 1818, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

Alexis was 37 years old.

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
Joseph-Theophile BOISVERT was born 1 July 1826, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Québec, Canada (Kingsey)

Alexis was 45 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

1837 Birth of Child
David BOISVERT was born 3 December 1837, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)

Alexis was 57 years old.

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)