Jacob DUCHESNE

(b. abt. 1791 , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 October 1867 , Roberval, Canada East )

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Jacob DUCHESNE was born abt. 1791 in Québec Province, Canada

Jacob DUCHESNE was the child of Pierre-Jacques DUCHESNE and Felicite IMBEAULT dite LAGRANGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Anne COCHON (CAUCHON) (maternal) Francois IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE and Marie-Catherine RINGUET

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

Jacob married Elisabeth MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 23 September 1823 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 21 September 1801 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Euphrosine ROULEAU.

Jacob DUCHESNE died 12 October 1867 in Roberval, Canada East .
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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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Jacob DUCHESNE married

Elisabeth MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES-- Date: 23 September 1823 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Elisabeth MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Euphrosine ROULEAU

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Children of Jacob DUCHESNE and Elisabeth MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES:

Marguerite DESCHESNE (b.abt. 1824, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles DALLAIRE 4 May 1847 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

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1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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
Jacob DUCHESNE and Elisabeth MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 23 September 1823, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

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)