Francois PHANEUF

(b. 6 May 1780 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 July 1853 , La Présentation, Canada East )

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Francois PHANEUF was born 6 May 1780 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois PHANEUF was the child of Mathias-Marie PHANEUF and Marie Rosalie GRANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PHANEUF and Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS (maternal) Bénoni GRANGER and Anne RICHARD

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Francois married Francoise POIRIER 6 October 1806 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise POIRIER was born 10 September 1778 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Francoise died 2 September 1854 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Francoise was the child of François POIRIER and Marguerite DUDEVOIR.

Francois PHANEUF died 29 July 1853 in La Présentation, Canada East .

m. Poirier Francoise

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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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Francois PHANEUF married

Francoise POIRIER-- Date: 6 October 1806 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Francoise POIRIER was the child of François POIRIER and Marguerite DUDEVOIR

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Children of Francois PHANEUF and Francoise POIRIER:

Adelaide PHANEUF (b.28 May 1819, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MICHON 5 February 1839 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

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1780 Birth
6 May 1780
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)

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Francois PHANEUF and Francoise POIRIER 6 October 1806, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 26 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.

1819 Birth of Child
Adelaide PHANEUF was born 28 May 1819, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Francois was 39 years old.

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)

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 Marriage of Child
Adelaide PHANEUF married 5 February 1839, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Jean-Baptiste MICHON

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.