Marguerite CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

Born

25 September 1765 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

18 August 1842 , Marieville, Rouville, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)Geneviève-Barbe MAGUET

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Born: 25 September 1765 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)

Mother: Geneviève-Barbe MAGUET

Paternal grandparents: Jacques CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) , Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MAGUET , Marie-Jeanne BARBE dite ABEL

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Marguerite married René BRUNET 22 October 1792 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
René BRUNET was born 1 April 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . René died 12 September 1800 in Chambly, Lower Canada . René was the child of Pierre-Andre BRUNET and Josephte-Marguerite ALLARD.

Marguerite married (2) Charles VIENS 12 October 1801 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles VIENS was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada. Charles was the child of Pierre VIENS and Marie-Madeleine LEMIEUX.

Marguerite CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) died 18 August 1842 in Marieville, Rouville, Canada East .
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Marguerite CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) married

René BRUNET
Marriage date: 22 October 1792
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
René BRUNET was the child of Pierre-Andre BRUNET and Josephte-Marguerite ALLARD

Children of René BRUNET and Marguerite CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

Marie-Desanges BRUNET

Born: 2 April 1798, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 26 August 1862, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste LAGUE dit SANSCARTIER 24 July 1815 Place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada

Marguerite CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) married

Charles VIENS
Marriage date: 12 October 1801
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Charles VIENS was the child of Pierre VIENS and Marie-Madeleine LEMIEUX

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Children of Charles VIENS and Marguerite CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

Agathe VIENS

Born: abt. 1802, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Died: 7 February 1890, Bedford, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis FAVREAU 1 February 1831 Place: Marieville, Rouville, 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 — 1765
25 September 1765
Québec Province, 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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and René BRUNET 22 October 1792, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 27 years old.

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

1798 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges BRUNET was born 2 April 1798, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
René BRUNET died 12 September 1800, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and Charles VIENS 12 October 1801 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 36 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges BRUNET married 24 July 1815, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste LAGUE dit SANSCARTIER

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