Marie-Agnes FAILLE

Born

10 October 1746 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

23 April 1832 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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François FAILLE (FAYE)Marie-Anne BROSSEAU

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Born: 10 October 1746 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: François FAILLE (FAYE)

Mother: Marie-Anne BROSSEAU

Paternal grandparents: Claude-François FAIE dit LAFAYETTE , Jeanne PERRAS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) , Barbe BOURBON

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Marie-Agnes married Joseph-Marie BOIRE 13 May 1771 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie BOIRE was born 11 September 1746 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Joseph-Marie died 18 September 1830 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Joseph-Marie was the child of Henri BOIRE (BEAUHER) and Marie-Louise THUOT.

Marie-Agnes FAILLE died 23 April 1832 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

m. Boire Joseph-Marie

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Marie-Agnes FAILLE married

Joseph-Marie BOIRE
Marriage date: 13 May 1771
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie BOIRE was the child of Henri BOIRE (BEAUHER) and Marie-Louise THUOT

Children of Joseph-Marie BOIRE and Marie-Agnes FAILLE

Agnes BOIRE

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 31 August 1860, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Alexis LANCTOT 29 January 1798 Place: La Prairie, 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 — 1746
10 October 1746
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agnes FAILLE and Joseph-Marie BOIRE 13 May 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 24 years old.

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Agnes BOIRE married 29 January 1798, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Alexis LANCTOT

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 - 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

1830 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Marie BOIRE died 18 September 1830, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Death — 1832
23 April 1832
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 85.

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