Laurent PARADIS

(b. 10 July 1827 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 24 November 1889 , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada )

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Laurent PARADIS was born 10 July 1827 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Laurent PARADIS was the child of Antoine PARADIS and Marie-Josephe ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PARADIS and Marie ANTOINE (maternal) Eloi ROY and Marie-Josephte COMEAU

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

Laurent married Florence LANOUE 24 October 1848 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Florence LANOUE was born 18 March 1822 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Florence died 18 July 1876 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester). Florence was the child of Alexandre LANOUE and Charlotte THERRIEN.

Laurent PARADIS died 24 November 1889 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Laurent PARADIS

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Laurent PARADIS married

Florence LANOUE-- Date: 24 October 1848 Place: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Florence LANOUE was the child of Alexandre LANOUE and Charlotte THERRIEN

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Children of Laurent PARADIS and Florence LANOUE:

Lawrence Arthur PARADIS (b.8 July 1852, Napierville, Canada East d. 9 December 1916, Green Valley, Minnesota, USA)

Rachel PARADIS (b.abt. 1853, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Telesphore PARADIS (b.22 January 1854, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East d. 27 December 1928, Sodus Township, Lyon, Minnesota, USA)

Josephine PARADIS (b.23 June 1858, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East d. 3 March 1888, Grandview Township, Lyon, Minnesota, USA)

Florence PARADIS (b.September 1859, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East d. abt. 1878, , Québec Province, Canada )

Pierre PARADIS (b.3 June 1860, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East d. , )

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1827 Birth
10 July 1827
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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 - 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)

1848 Marriage / Partner
Laurent PARADIS and Florence LANOUE 24 October 1848, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

He was 21 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Birth of Child
Lawrence Arthur PARADIS was born 8 July 1852, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Laurent was 25 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Birth of Child
Telesphore PARADIS was born 22 January 1854, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Laurent was 26 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Birth of Child
Josephine PARADIS was born 23 June 1858, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Laurent was 30 years old.

1859 Birth of Child
Florence PARADIS was born September 1859, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Laurent was 32 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Pierre PARADIS was born 3 June 1860, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Laurent was 32 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.