Charles BLOUIN

(b. 30 January 1802 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. 17 September 1868 , Matane, Québec, Canada )

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Charles BLOUIN was born 30 January 1802 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Charles BLOUIN was the child of Pierre BLOUIN and Marguerite MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BLOUIN and Angelique ROBERGE (maternal) Pierre MOREAU and Thecle LAISNE (LAINÉ) dite LALIBERTÉ

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

Charles married Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 21 January 1823 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 9 October 1799 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Louise died 18 February 1877 in Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane). Louise was the child of André MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE.

Charles BLOUIN died 17 September 1868 in Matane, 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 Charles BLOUIN

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Charles BLOUIN married

Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE)-- Date: 21 January 1823 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of André MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Children of Charles BLOUIN and Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE):

Louise BLOUIN (b.abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Felix PELLETIER 24 November 1846 in Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane)

Elisabeth BLOUIN (b.15 February 1832, Rimouski, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Augustin DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE 10 January 1848

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1802 Birth
30 January 1802
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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

1823 Marriage / Partner
Charles BLOUIN and Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 21 January 1823, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

He was 20 years old.

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

1832 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BLOUIN was born 15 February 1832, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Charles 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

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)

1846 Marriage of Child
Louise BLOUIN married 24 November 1846, Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane) to Felix PELLETIER

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.

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.