Benjamin MICHAUD

(b. 10 May 1761 , Kamouraska, Canada d. 3 May 1845 , Frenchville, Maine, USA )

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Benjamin MICHAUD was born 10 May 1761 in Kamouraska, Canada

Benjamin MICHAUD was the child of Joseph MICHAUD and Marguerite CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MICHAUD and Marie DIONNE (maternal) Jacques CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marguerite TOUPIN

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

Benjamin married Marie-Anne BOURGOIN 9 February 1784 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BOURGOIN was born abt. 1768 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 16 March 1854 in Frenchville, Maine, USA (Chateaugay) (Ste-Emilie) (Ste-Luce). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN) and Marie-Anne ALBERT.

Benjamin MICHAUD died 3 May 1845 in Frenchville, Maine, USA .
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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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Benjamin MICHAUD married

Marie-Anne BOURGOIN-- Date: 9 February 1784 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne BOURGOIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN) and Marie-Anne ALBERT

Children of Benjamin MICHAUD and Marie-Anne BOURGOIN:

Germain MICHAUD (b.27 October 1789, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Luce COUTURIER 27 August 1810 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Varville MICHAUD (b.26 December 1807, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada d. 30 June 1899, Frenchville, Maine, USA )
m. Jean Baptiste ROY dit VOISINE 15 October 1838

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1761 Birth
10 May 1761
Kamouraska, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin MICHAUD and Marie-Anne BOURGOIN 9 February 1784, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 22 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Germain MICHAUD was born 27 October 1789, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Benjamin was 28 years old.

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

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

1807 Birth of Child
Varville MICHAUD was born 26 December 1807, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)

Benjamin was 46 years old.

1810 Marriage of Child
Germain MICHAUD married 27 August 1810, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Luce COUTURIER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)