Marie-Françoise MEUNIER

(b. 3 December 1792 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 13 November 1864 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )

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Marie-Françoise MEUNIER was born 3 December 1792 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Marie-Françoise MEUNIER was the child of Pierre MEUNIER and Marie-Geneviève ARCHAMBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Isabelle MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (maternal) Jean ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Charlotte BOUSQUET

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

Marie-Françoise married Joseph BENOIT 1 February 1813 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BENOIT was born 27 December 1777 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 17 June 1828 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Marguerite GUERTIN.

Marie-Françoise married (2) Augustin LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE 2 July 1833 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Augustin LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE was born 6 December 1790 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Augustin was the child of Joseph LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Victoire GODU.

Marie-Françoise MEUNIER died 13 November 1864 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Françoise MEUNIER married

Joseph BENOIT-- Date: 1 February 1813 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Joseph BENOIT was the child of Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Marguerite GUERTIN

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Children of Joseph BENOIT and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER:

Marie-Françoise BENOIT (b.17 July 1820, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 31 October 1873, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)

Marie-Françoise MEUNIER married

Augustin LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE-- Date: 2 July 1833 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Augustin LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE was the child of Joseph LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Victoire GODU

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Children of Augustin LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER:

Celina LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE (b.6 May 1834, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )

Malvina LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE (b.13 October 1835, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )

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1792 Birth
3 December 1792
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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

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

1813 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise MEUNIER and Joseph BENOIT 1 February 1813, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 20 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

1820 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BENOIT was born 17 July 1820, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

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)

1828 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BENOIT died 17 June 1828, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise MEUNIER and Augustin LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE 2 July 1833, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 40 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Celina LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE was born 6 May 1834, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 41 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Malvina LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE was born 13 October 1835, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 42 years old.

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.