Marie-Desanges FOREST

(b. 4 June 1784 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 March 1839 , Joliette, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Desanges FOREST was born 4 June 1784 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Desanges FOREST was the child of Simon FOREST and Rosalie RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD (maternal) Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Josephte HÉBERT

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

Marie-Desanges married Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 24 February 1800 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was born 24 September 1775 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Ambroise died 5 May 1850 in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Joliette, Quebec, Canada. Ambroise was the child of Louis LAPORTE and Angelique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Marie-Desanges FOREST died 9 March 1839 in Joliette, Lower 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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Marie-Desanges FOREST married

Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES-- Date: 24 February 1800 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was the child of Louis LAPORTE and Angelique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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Children of Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Desanges FOREST:

Andre LAPORTE (b.15 April 1804, Joliette, Lower Canada d. 29 March 1863, Saint-Liboire, Canada East)
m. Isabelle TELMOSSE 10 February 1829 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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1784 Birth
4 June 1784
L'Assomption, 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)

1800 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Desanges FOREST and Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 24 February 1800, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 15 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Andre LAPORTE was born 15 April 1804, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Marie-Desanges was 19 years old.

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

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)

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

1829 Marriage of Child
Andre LAPORTE married 10 February 1829, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie) to Isabelle TELMOSSE

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