flag male ancestor  Jean-François  BLACKBURN

  (b. 3 December 1782 La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 12 July 1866 La Malbaie, Canada East )  

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Jean-François BLACKBURN was born 3 December 1782 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-François BLACKBURN was the child of Hugh Augustin BLACKBURN   and   Genevieve GAGNON and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Cecile KAORATE dite PELLETIER

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Jean-François  married  Emerance LABERGE 20 January 1807 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Emerance LABERGE  was born 18 May 1789 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements).  Emerance died 4 January 1868 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  Emerance was the child of Pierre LABERGE and Rosalie GIRARD.

Jean-François BLACKBURN died 12 July 1866 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1782 Birth
3 December 1782
La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1807 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François BLACKBURN and Emerance LABERGE 20 January 1807, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 24 years old.
1809 Birth of Child
Henriette BLACKBURN was born 1 March 1809, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 26 years old.
1817 Birth of Child
Olive BLACKBURN was born 23 October 1817, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 34 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1821 Birth of Child
Marie BLACKBURN was born 5 November 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 38 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1831 Marriage of Child
Henriette BLACKBURN married 20 September 1831, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Guillaume TREMBLAY
marriage1836 Marriage of Child
Flavie BLACKBURN married 2 February 1836, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph DUFOUR
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
marriage1837 Marriage of Child
Olive BLACKBURN married 7 November 1837, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to George BHERER
marriage1839 Marriage of Child
Marie BLACKBURN married 5 February 1839, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Francois JEAN
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1865 Death of Child
Marie BLACKBURN died 6 December 1865, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Jean-François was 83 years old.
death1866 Death
12 July 1866
La Malbaie, Canada East

He died at the age of 83.
Added: 8/17/2022 3:07:03 PM - Updated: 9/16/2024 11:23:33 AM

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