Theophile HEBERT

(b. 18 October 1822 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 31 May 1884 , Ste-Sophie, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada )

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Theophile HEBERT was born 18 October 1822 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Theophile HEBERT was the child of Pierre HEBERT and Louise MANSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Honore HEBERT and Madeleine LEPRINCE (maternal) François MANSEAU and Josephte BERGERON

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

Theophile married Julie BOURGEOIS 21 January 1844 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie BOURGEOIS was born 24 October 1824 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*. Julie died 9 December 1873 in Ste-Sophie, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada. Julie was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Madeleine BERGERON.

Theophile HEBERT died 31 May 1884 in Ste-Sophie, Mégantic, Quebec, 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 Theophile HEBERT

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Theophile HEBERT married

Julie BOURGEOIS-- Date: 21 January 1844 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
Julie BOURGEOIS was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Madeleine BERGERON

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Children of Theophile HEBERT and Julie BOURGEOIS:

Napoleon HEBERT (b.5 August 1848, Plessisville, Canada East d. 26 March 1920, Princeville, Quebec, Canada)
m. Claudia ROBITAILLE 17 February 1873 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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1822 Birth
18 October 1822
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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)

1844 Marriage / Partner
Theophile HEBERT and Julie BOURGEOIS 21 January 1844, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

He was 21 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Birth of Child
Napoleon HEBERT was born 5 August 1848, Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset)

Theophile was 25 years old.

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.