Joseph LABONTE

(b. 3 December 1804 , La Durantaye, Lower Canada d. 13 June 1854 , Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East )

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Joseph LABONTE was born 3 December 1804 in La Durantaye, Lower Canada

Joseph LABONTE was the child of Andre LABONTE dit CLEMENT and Angelique GOULET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Madeleine BOISSEL (maternal) Joseph-Pascal GOULET and Marie-Angelique COTE

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

Joseph married Louise RUEL 21 November 1825 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise RUEL was born 19 October 1802 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Louise died 29 January 1876 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada.

Joseph LABONTE died 13 June 1854 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East.
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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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Joseph LABONTE married

Louise RUEL-- Date: 21 November 1825 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Children of Joseph LABONTE and Louise RUEL:

Domithilde LABONTE (b.July 1839, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. 27 February 1922, Halifax-Sud, Mégantic, Québec, Canada)
m. Julien ROBERGE 23 November 1858

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1804 Birth
3 December 1804
La Durantaye, Lower Canada

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)

1825 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LABONTE and Louise RUEL 21 November 1825, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

He was 20 years old.

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)

1839 Birth of Child
Domithilde LABONTE was born July 1839, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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

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)

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