flag male ancestor  Olivier  DUCHEMIN

  (b. 26 October 1799 Cap-Santé, Lower Canada   d. 25 January 1869 Yamachiche, Québec, Canada )  

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Olivier DUCHEMIN was born 26 October 1799 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Olivier DUCHEMIN was the child of François DUCHEMIN   and   Marie-Louise MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Joseph MARCOTTE and Louise LEFEBVRE

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Olivier  married  Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 6 May 1822 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE  was born 21 October 1805 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).  Catherine died 21 January 1846 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche).  Catherine was the child of Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS and Josephte GAUTHIER.

Olivier DUCHEMIN died 25 January 1869 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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 Olivier DUCHEMIN

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Olivier DUCHEMIN married flag female ancestor Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE-- Date: 6 May 1822 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was the child of Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS and Josephte GAUTHIER




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Children of Olivier DUCHEMIN and Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE:

flag female ancestor Philomene DUCHEMIN (b.26 July 1843, Yamachiche, Canada East   d. 15 March 1923, St-Thomas-de-Caxton, Canada)
m. Raphael GARCEAU 7 May 1867 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)



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birth1799 Birth
26 October 1799
Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1822 Marriage / Partner
Olivier DUCHEMIN and Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 6 May 1822, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 22 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
Philomene DUCHEMIN was born 26 July 1843, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Olivier was 43 years old.
1846 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE died 21 January 1846, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - 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.
marriage1867 Marriage of Child
Philomene DUCHEMIN married 7 May 1867, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Raphael GARCEAU
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1869 Death
25 January 1869
Yamachiche, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 69.
Added: 6/2/2020 11:31:10 AM - Updated: 8/2/2024 5:14:56 PM

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