Philibert BERGERON

(b. 11 April 1821 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 8 September 1898 , Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada )

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Philibert BERGERON was born 11 April 1821 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Philibert BERGERON was the child of Philippe BERGERON and Christine MARTEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis BERGERON and Madeleine CHORET (maternal) Etienne MARTEL and Elisabeth GONTHIER

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

Philibert married Rufine BOUCHARD 7 January 1840 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rufine BOUCHARD was born 7 August 1819 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Rufine died 4 February 1890 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada. Rufine was the child of Anselme BOUCHARD and Josephte TREMBLAY.

Philibert BERGERON died 8 September 1898 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada.
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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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Family and Children of Philibert BERGERON

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Philibert BERGERON married

Rufine BOUCHARD-- Date: 7 January 1840 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Rufine BOUCHARD was the child of Anselme BOUCHARD and Josephte TREMBLAY

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Children of Philibert BERGERON and Rufine BOUCHARD:

Adelphine BERGERON (b.abt. 1840, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Alfred TREMBLAY 18 February 1862 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Rufine BERGERON (b.21 September 1850, Les Éboulements, Canada East d. 12 May 1937, Shawinigan, Québec, Canada )
m. Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY 3 September 1866 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
m. Charles TREMBLAY 28 September 1893 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee)

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1821 Birth
11 April 1821
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

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

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Marriage / Partner
Philibert BERGERON and Rufine BOUCHARD 7 January 1840, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 18 years old.

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Birth of Child
Rufine BERGERON was born 21 September 1850, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Philibert was 29 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1862 Marriage of Child
Adelphine BERGERON married 18 February 1862, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Alfred TREMBLAY

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Marriage of Child
Rufine BERGERON married 3 September 1866, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.