Jean-Baptiste PARENT

(b. 10 April 1805 , Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 28 September 1848 , Saint-Aimé, Canada East )
Age: 44

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Jean-Baptiste PARENT was born 10 April 1805 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste PARENT was the child of Louis PARENT and Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PARENT and Thérèse FORCIER (maternal) Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Anne GIGUERE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Louise PARENTEAU 17 February 1827 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Louise PARENTEAU was born 4 December 1801 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louise died 28 October 1876 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louise was the child of François PARENTEAU and Marie HUS MILET (MILLET).

Jean-Baptiste PARENT died 28 September 1848 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East .
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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste PARENT

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Jean-Baptiste PARENT married

Louise PARENTEAU-- Date: 17 February 1827 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
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Louise PARENTEAU was the child of François PARENTEAU and Marie HUS MILET (MILLET)

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Children of Jean-Baptiste PARENT and Louise PARENTEAU:

Louis PARENT (b.25 March 1829, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. abt. 1848, )
m. Mathilde DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS 30 July 1848 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

François PARENT (b.23 December 1830, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )

Jean PARENT (b.9 March 1833, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )

Michel PARENT (b.28 July 1834, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )

Rose-De-Lima PARENT (b.20 February 1836, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )

Antoine PARENT (b.24 August 1838, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )

Adeline PARENT (b.abt. 1839, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1916, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR) 17 July 1854

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1805 Baptism

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1805 Birth
10 April 1805
Yamaska, 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)

1827 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PARENT and Louise PARENTEAU 17 February 1827, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 21 years old.

1827 Marriage

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1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Louis PARENT was born 25 March 1829, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
François PARENT was born 23 December 1830, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Jean PARENT was born 9 March 1833, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Michel PARENT was born 28 July 1834, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Rose-De-Lima PARENT was born 20 February 1836, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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

1838 Birth of Child
Antoine PARENT was born 24 August 1838, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

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)