Marie-Opportune ROYER

(b. 18 April 1825 , Deschaillons, Lower Canada d. 1 August 1912 , Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Opportune ROYER was born 18 April 1825 in Deschaillons, Lower Canada

Marie-Opportune ROYER was the child of François ROYER and Josephte RENARD (REINHART) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François ROYER and Marie-Eulalie PICARD dite DESTROISMAISONS (maternal) Michel RENARD (REINHART) and Josephte MIGNEAULT dite AUBIN

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

Marie-Opportune married Gabriel CARON 25 November 1844 in Sherbrooke, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Gabriel CARON was born 18 December 1807 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Gabriel died 11 February 1895 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Gabriel was the child of Gabriel CARON and Therese BELAND.

Marie-Opportune ROYER died 1 August 1912 in Sherbrooke, 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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Marie-Opportune ROYER married

Gabriel CARON-- Date: 25 November 1844 Place: Sherbrooke, Canada East
Gabriel CARON was the child of Gabriel CARON and Therese BELAND

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Children of Gabriel CARON and Marie-Opportune ROYER:

Jean-Ludger CARON (b.abt. 1853, Sherbrooke, Canada East d. 2 May 1934, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Ernestine-Henriette LANGLOIS 5 July 1881 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Josephine CARON (b.19 November 1855, Sherbrooke, Canada East d. 18 February 1917, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada)

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1825 Birth
18 April 1825
Deschaillons, Lower Canada

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 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Opportune ROYER and Gabriel CARON 25 November 1844, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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)

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

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

1855 Birth of Child
Josephine CARON was born 19 November 1855, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Marie-Opportune was 30 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

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.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 Marriage of Child
Jean-Ludger CARON married 5 July 1881, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Marie-Ernestine-Henriette LANGLOIS

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1895 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel CARON died 11 February 1895, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 Death
1 August 1912
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 87.