Louis ROBERT

(b. 14 December 1808 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada d. 30 June 1890 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada )

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Louis ROBERT was born 14 December 1808 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Louis ROBERT was the child of Louis ROBERT and Marguerite ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite CUSSON (maternal) Michel RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Marie-Marguerite SAVARY

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

Louis married Agathe DESMARAIS dite DESNOYERS 20 January 1833 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Agathe DESMARAIS dite DESNOYERS was born 19 February 1814 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Agathe died 29 December 1892 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Agathe was the child of Jacques DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe LEPRE.

Louis ROBERT died 30 June 1890 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 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 Louis ROBERT

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Louis ROBERT married

Agathe DESMARAIS dite DESNOYERS-- Date: 20 January 1833 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

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Agathe DESMARAIS dite DESNOYERS was the child of Jacques DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe LEPRE

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Children of Louis ROBERT and Agathe DESMARAIS dite DESNOYERS:

Philomene ROBERT (b.6 July 1838, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. 13 March 1879, Ange-Gardien, Quebec, Canada)
m. Pierre LACASSE 6 October 1857 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Emilie ROBERT (b.1 February 1845, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East d. 27 April 1929, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada)

Alphonse ROBERT (b.7 June 1850, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East d. 7 December 1903, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada )

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1808 Birth
14 December 1808
Marieville, Rouville, 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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROBERT and Agathe DESMARAIS dite DESNOYERS 20 January 1833, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

He was 24 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
Philomene ROBERT was born 6 July 1838, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Louis was 29 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)

1845 Birth of Child
Emilie ROBERT was born 1 February 1845, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Louis was 36 years old.

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

1850 Birth of Child
Alphonse ROBERT was born 7 June 1850, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Louis was 41 years old.

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

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

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

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

1857 Marriage of Child
Philomene ROBERT married 6 October 1857, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Pierre LACASSE

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.