Ambroise JEAN

(b. 10 November 1784 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 December 1846 , Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East )

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Ambroise JEAN was born 10 November 1784 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Ambroise JEAN was the child of Francois-Xavier JEAN and Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JEAN and Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BELANGER and Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU

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

Ambroise married Olive SAVARD 6 January 1809 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Olive SAVARD was born 29 April 1793 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Olive died 21 October 1854 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee). Olive was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARD and Charlotte AUDIBERT dite LAJEUNESSE.

Ambroise JEAN died 21 December 1846 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, 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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Ambroise JEAN married

Olive SAVARD-- Date: 6 January 1809 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Olive SAVARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARD and Charlotte AUDIBERT dite LAJEUNESSE

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Children of Ambroise JEAN and Olive SAVARD:

Flavie JEAN (b.27 April 1813, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 2 December 1848, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Francois GAGNON 23 November 1830 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Francois JEAN (b.abt. 1814, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 May 1909, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada )
m. Leocadie TREMBLAY 21 January 1845 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Elisabeth JEAN (b.24 September 1815, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 8 December 1846, La Baie, Canada East )
m. Georges TREMBLAY 19 November 1834 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Angelique JEAN (b.11 December 1817, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 25 April 1874, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada )
m. Felix TREMBLAY 16 October 1838 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Adelaide JEAN (b.30 September 1827, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 27 October 1879, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada )
m. Ignace TREMBLAY 7 January 1845 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee)

Didier JEAN (b.11 February 1829, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 30 December 1893, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada )
m. Marthe TREMBLAY 15 February 1847 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee)

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1784 Birth
10 November 1784
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1809 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise JEAN and Olive SAVARD 6 January 1809, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 24 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Flavie JEAN was born 27 April 1813, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Ambroise was 28 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Elisabeth JEAN was born 24 September 1815, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Ambroise was 30 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Angelique JEAN was born 11 December 1817, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Ambroise was 33 years old.

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

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)

1827 Birth of Child
Adelaide JEAN was born 30 September 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Ambroise was 42 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Didier JEAN was born 11 February 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Ambroise was 44 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Marriage of Child
Flavie JEAN married 23 November 1830, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Francois GAGNON

1834 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth JEAN married 19 November 1834, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Georges TREMBLAY

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

1838 Marriage of Child
Angelique JEAN married 16 October 1838, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Felix TREMBLAY

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)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Adelaide JEAN married 7 January 1845, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee) to Ignace TREMBLAY

1845 Marriage of Child
Francois JEAN married 21 January 1845, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Leocadie TREMBLAY