Louis-Venant
DESMEULES
(b.
8 September 1810
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
d.
16 December 1874
,
La Malbaie, Québec, Canada
)
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Louis-Venant DESMEULES was born 8 September 1810 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Louis-Venant DESMEULES was the child of Joseph DEMEULES (DESMEULES) and Monique FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Francois DEMEULES (DESMEULES) and Francoise TREMBLAY (maternal) Augustin FORTIN and Marie-Anne DUCHESNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis-Venant married Therese GIRARD 6 February 1838 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese GIRARD was born 2 January 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Therese died 25 May 1889 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Therese was the child of François-Xavier GIRARD and Rosalie BONNEAU.
Louis-Venant DESMEULES died 16 December 1874 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Louis-Venant DESMEULES
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Therese GIRARD-- Date: 6 February 1838 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Therese GIRARD was the child of François-Xavier GIRARD and Rosalie BONNEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis-Venant DESMEULES and Therese GIRARD:
Philomene DESMEULES (b.11 March 1846, La Malbaie, Canada East d. 16 December 1877, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Georges BARRETTE 12 January 1864 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Therese GIRARD-- Date: 6 February 1838 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada Therese GIRARD was the child of François-Xavier GIRARD and Rosalie BONNEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis-Venant DESMEULES and Therese GIRARD:
Philomene DESMEULES (b.11 March 1846, La Malbaie, Canada East d. 16 December 1877, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )m. Georges BARRETTE 12 January 1864 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
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1810 Birth 8 September 1810
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1838 Marriage / PartnerLouis-Venant DESMEULES and Therese GIRARD 6 February 1838, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
He was 27 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)
1846 Birth of ChildPhilomene DESMEULES was born 11 March 1846, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Louis-Venant was 35 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 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1864 Marriage of ChildPhilomene DESMEULES married 12 January 1864, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Georges BARRETTE
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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1874 Death 16 December 1874
La Malbaie, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 64.
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