Marie-Henriette BERGERON

(b. 13 September 1824 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 15 August 1907 , Wotton, Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Henriette BERGERON was born 13 September 1824 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marie-Henriette BERGERON was the child of ? and ?

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

Marie-Henriette married Moise TURCOTTE 3 September 1839 in Drummondville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Moise TURCOTTE was born 20 February 1814 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Moise died 13 June 1883 in Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte).

Marie-Henriette BERGERON died 15 August 1907 in Wotton, 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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Marie-Henriette BERGERON married

Moise TURCOTTE-- Date: 3 September 1839 Place: Drummondville, Lower Canada

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Children of Moise TURCOTTE and Marie-Henriette BERGERON:

Exilia TURCOTTE (b.17 May 1855, Wotton, Canada East d. 22 June 1935, Auburn, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Charles E CARRIERE 6 November 1871 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Vitaline Marie TURCOTTE (b.15 October 1856, Wotton, Canada East d. 8 April 1936, Putnam, Connecticut, USA )
m. Alexis ST JEAN 4 June 1877 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

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1824 Birth
13 September 1824
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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)

1839 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Henriette BERGERON and Moise TURCOTTE 3 September 1839, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)

She was 14 years old.

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)

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.

1855 Birth of Child
Exilia TURCOTTE was born 17 May 1855, Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte)

Marie-Henriette was 30 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Vitaline Marie TURCOTTE was born 15 October 1856, Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte)

Marie-Henriette was 32 years old.

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.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1871 Marriage of Child
Exilia TURCOTTE married 6 November 1871, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA to Charles E CARRIERE

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Marriage of Child
Vitaline Marie TURCOTTE married 4 June 1877, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Alexis ST JEAN

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1883 Death of Spouse/Partner
Moise TURCOTTE died 13 June 1883, Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907 Death
15 August 1907
Wotton, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 82.

Added: 11/10/2021 9:15:56 PM - Updated: 10/20/2025 4:15:59 PM