François BOUTILLET

(b. 13 November 1808 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 26 October 1864 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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François BOUTILLET was born 13 November 1808 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

François BOUTILLET was the child of Pierre BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) and Geneviève DOMPIERRE dite ST-MARTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) and Geneviève JACOB (maternal) Joseph DOMPIERRE dit ST-MARTIN and Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE

François was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1856.

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

François married Sophie CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 11 September 1827 in Saint-Jude, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Sophie CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was born 17 October 1810 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada. Sophie died abt. 1870 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Sophie was the child of Michel CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Agathe-Judith HUS CAPISTRAN LEMOINE.

François BOUTILLET died 26 October 1864 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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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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François BOUTILLET married

Sophie CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE-- Date: 11 September 1827 Place: Saint-Jude, Lower Canada
Sophie CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of Michel CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Agathe-Judith HUS CAPISTRAN LEMOINE

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Children of François BOUTILLET and Sophie CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE:

François BOUTILLET (b.abt. 1828, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada d. abt. 1832, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)

Sophie BOUTILLET (b.abt. 1830, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada d. abt. 1831, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)

Hermeneguilde BOUTILLET (b.21 November 1831, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada d. abt. 1871, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Pierre BOUTILLET (b.26 July 1833, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada d. , North Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA)

Régis BOUTILLET (b.28 May 1835, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada d. abt. 1881, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Marie DUVAL 20 April 1856 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Charles Augustin BOUTILLET (b.13 April 1839, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada d. 20 May 1868, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Adelaide BOURDELAIS 18 February 1867 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1808 Birth
13 November 1808
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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

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)

1827 Marriage / Partner
François BOUTILLET and Sophie CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 11 September 1827, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

He was 18 years old.

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

1831 Birth of Child
Hermeneguilde BOUTILLET was born 21 November 1831, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

François was 23 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Pierre BOUTILLET was born 26 July 1833, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

François was 24 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Régis BOUTILLET was born 28 May 1835, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

François was 26 years old.

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

1839 Birth of Child
Charles Augustin BOUTILLET was born 13 April 1839, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

François was 30 years old.

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)

1856 Marriage of Child
Régis BOUTILLET married 20 April 1856, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Marie DUVAL

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

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