François LAFAILLE

Born

29 January 1814 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Died

11 November 1846 , L'Acadie, Canada East

François married Sophie GRANGER 28 January 1843 in L'Acadie, Canada East .
Sophie GRANGER was born 21 June 1814 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Sophie was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRANGER and Elisabeth Isabelle BREAULT .

Parents & Family of François LAFAILLE

Parents of François LAFAILLE

Father

Pierre Clement LAFAILLE

Mother

Marie-Archange TREMBLAY

Grandparents of François LAFAILLE

Paternal grandparents

François LAFAILLE Marguerite FOREST (FORAIS)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY Marie-Amable LESTAGE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François LAFAILLE

François LAFAILLE married

Sophie GRANGER
Marriage date: 28 January 1843
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Canada East
Sophie GRANGER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRANGER and Elisabeth Isabelle BREAULT

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

Children of François LAFAILLE and Sophie GRANGER

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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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 — 1814
29 January 1814
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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)

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

1843 Marriage / Partner
François LAFAILLE and Sophie GRANGER 28 January 1843, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 29 years old.

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)