flag male ancestor  Germain  CHOUINARD

  (b. 23 August 1797 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada   d. 29 May 1860 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East )  

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Germain CHOUINARD was born 23 August 1797 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Germain CHOUINARD was the child of Jean-Marie CHOUINARD   and   Claire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre CHOUINARD and Marie-Anne PELLETIER (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Claire THIBAULT

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Germain  married  Charlotte DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE 25 May 1818 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE  was born abt. 1800 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).  Charlotte died 21 March 1842 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada.  Charlotte was the child of Michel DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Françoise CHARTIER.

Germain CHOUINARD died 29 May 1860 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Germain CHOUINARD married flag female ancestor Charlotte DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE-- Date: 25 May 1818 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Charlotte DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was the child of Michel DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Françoise CHARTIER




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birth1797 Birth
23 August 1797
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage / Partner
Germain CHOUINARD and Charlotte DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE 25 May 1818, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1821 Birth of Child
Marie-Olive CHOUINARD was born 17 December 1821, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Germain was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
marriage1841 Marriage of Child
Marie-Olive CHOUINARD married 27 April 1841, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Louis TREMBLAY
1842 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE died 21 March 1842, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, 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.
death1860 Death
29 May 1860
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

He died at the age of 62.
Added: 2/27/2024 7:34:21 PM - Updated: 7/14/2024 5:23:55 PM

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