Louis MAHEU

(b. 3 September 1776 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 March 1859 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

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Louis MAHEU was born 3 September 1776 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis MAHEU was the child of Joseph MAHEU and Madeleine OSSANT (AUSSAN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MAHEU and Madeleine GUEVREMONT (maternal) Ignace OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Marie-Françoise GUEVREMONT

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

Louis married Marie-Louise BRIERE 16 September 1799 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BRIERE was born 30 November 1771 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 2 April 1818 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis-Marie BRIERE and Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC.

Louis MAHEU died 23 March 1859 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Louis MAHEU married

Marie-Louise BRIERE-- Date: 16 September 1799 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise BRIERE was the child of Louis-Marie BRIERE and Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC

Children of Louis MAHEU and Marie-Louise BRIERE:

Julie MAHEU (b.29 January 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 22 June 1856, La Présentation, Canada East )
m. Antoine-Pierre GAUVIN 12 October 1824 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

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1776 Birth
3 September 1776
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Louis MAHEU and Marie-Louise BRIERE 16 September 1799, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Birth of Child
Julie MAHEU was born 29 January 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Louis was 27 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.

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise BRIERE died 2 April 1818, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Julie MAHEU married 12 October 1824, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Antoine-Pierre GAUVIN

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

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)