François DANSEREAU

Born

11 October 1727 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

11 October 1810 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Pierre DANSEREAU Angélique ABÉROUX

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Born: 11 October 1727 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DANSEREAU

Mother: Angélique ABÉROUX

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ABÉROUX (ABIROU) , Marie-Anne DESPERNAY

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François married Marie-Charlotte RIVET 10 November 1749 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Charlotte RIVET was born 10 May 1731 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 2 May 1813 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Charles RIVET and Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS.

François DANSEREAU died 11 October 1810 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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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
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Marie-Charlotte RIVET
Marriage date: 10 November 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte RIVET was the child of Charles RIVET and Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS

Children of François DANSEREAU and Marie-Charlotte RIVET

Francois-Marie DANSEREAU

Born: 31 January 1751, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: 22 July 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France

Pierre DANSEREAU

Born: 28 October 1752, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1798,

Married: Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE 31 January 1785 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte DANSEREAU

Born: 13 May 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 30 June 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France

Joseph DANSEREAU

Born: 9 October 1755, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1825, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique-Petronille LANGEVIN 24 November 1777 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte DANSEREAU

Born: 7 October 1756, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 26 September 1826, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN 3 July 1775 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephe DANSEREAU

Born: 6 February 1759, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1833, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 19 November 1781 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Anne DANSEREAU

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 September 1794, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: François COLLETTE 24 October 1791 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1727
11 October 1727
Verchères, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
François DANSEREAU and Marie-Charlotte RIVET 10 November 1749, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Francois-Marie DANSEREAU was born 31 January 1751, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

François was 23 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre DANSEREAU was born 28 October 1752, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 25 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte DANSEREAU was born 13 May 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 26 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph DANSEREAU was born 9 October 1755, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 28 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Charlotte DANSEREAU was born 7 October 1756, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 29 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DANSEREAU was born 6 February 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 31 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 Marriage of Child
Charlotte DANSEREAU married 3 July 1775 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1777 Marriage of Child
Joseph DANSEREAU married 24 November 1777, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Angélique-Petronille LANGEVIN

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DANSEREAU married 19 November 1781, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Pierre DANSEREAU married 31 January 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DANSEREAU married 24 October 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François COLLETTE

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