flag male ancestor  Louis Joseph Napoleon  CARTIER

  (b. 11 December 1775 Saint-Michel-de-Rougement, Rougemont, Rouville, Quebec, Canada   d. 8 April 1858 Yamaska, Canada East )  

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Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER was born 11 December 1775 in Saint-Michel-de-Rougement, Rougemont, Rouville, Quebec, Canada

Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER was the child of Louis CARTIER   and   Madeleine-Marguerite ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis CARTIER and Marie-Jeanne-Elisabeth BABIE dite DUPERON (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste ALLARD and Madeleine GOYETTE (GOGUET)

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Louis Joseph Napoleon  married  Dorothee RITCHOT 12 January 1807 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Dorothee RITCHOT  was born 24 June 1784 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Dorothee died 14 December 1855 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Dorothee was the child of Michel RITCHOT and Marguerite CREVIER.

Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER died 8 April 1858 in Yamaska, 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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Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER married flag female ancestor Dorothee RITCHOT-- Date: 12 January 1807 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Dorothee RITCHOT was the child of Michel RITCHOT and Marguerite CREVIER




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birth1775 Birth
11 December 1775
Saint-Michel-de-Rougement, Rougemont, Rouville, Quebec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1807 Marriage / Partner
Louis Joseph Napoleon CARTIER and Dorothee RITCHOT 12 January 1807, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 31 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Geneviève CARTIER was born 25 July 1811, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louis Joseph Napoleon was 35 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1818 Birth of Child
Pierre CARTIER was born 29 March 1818, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis Joseph Napoleon was 42 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1829 Marriage of Child
Geneviève CARTIER married 24 February 1829, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Michel HOULE
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
Pierre CARTIER married 12 October 1841, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie HEBERT
marriage1842 Marriage of Child
Pierre CARTIER married 18 October 1842, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Anne GIGUERE
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1847 Death of Child
Geneviève CARTIER died 4 June 1847, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Louis Joseph Napoleon was 71 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1855 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorothee RITCHOT died 14 December 1855, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1858 Death
8 April 1858
Yamaska, Canada East

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 9/25/2024 5:14:14 PM - Updated: 3/30/2025 12:49:58 PM

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