Etienne ROUILLARD

(b. 6 November 1777 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 October 1852 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East )

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Etienne ROUILLARD was born 6 November 1777 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Etienne ROUILLARD was the child of Etienne ROUILLARD and Marie ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel-Charles ROUILLARD and Marie-Joseph BRIDEAU (maternal) François-Marc ROY and Marie-Anne FORTIER

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

Etienne married Agathe GODBOUT 24 January 1803 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe GODBOUT was born 25 March 1785 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Agathe died 28 November 1865 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Agathe was the child of Joseph GODBOUT and Marguerite BAILLARGEON.

Etienne ROUILLARD died 20 October 1852 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Etienne ROUILLARD married

Agathe GODBOUT-- Date: 24 January 1803 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Agathe GODBOUT was the child of Joseph GODBOUT and Marguerite BAILLARGEON

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Children of Etienne ROUILLARD and Agathe GODBOUT:

Pierre ROUILLARD (b.3 April 1819, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. 25 May 1911, Medina, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA)
m. Marie Rose ROY 4 August 1840 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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1777 Birth
6 November 1777
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Etienne ROUILLARD and Agathe GODBOUT 24 January 1803, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

He was 25 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.

1819 Birth of Child
Pierre ROUILLARD was born 3 April 1819, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Etienne was 41 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)

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

1840 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROUILLARD married 4 August 1840, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Marie Rose ROY

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)