François CHATEL

(b. 16 March 1721 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1778 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François CHATEL was born 16 March 1721 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

François CHATEL was the child of François CHATEL and Angélique BELLEAU dite LAROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Henri CHATEL dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Geneviève LARUE (maternal) Blaise BELLEAU dit LAROSE and Hélène CALAIS

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

François married Marie-Anne LECOMPTE 20 January 1755 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LECOMPTE was born 13 June 1734 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph LECOMPTE and Marie-Madeleine JACQUES.

François CHATEL died 25 January 1778 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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François CHATEL married

Marie-Anne LECOMPTE-- Date: 20 January 1755 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LECOMPTE was the child of Joseph LECOMPTE and Marie-Madeleine JACQUES

Children of François CHATEL and Marie-Anne LECOMPTE:

Joseph CHATEL (b.19 March 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1813, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BISSON 22 September 1785 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1721 Birth
16 March 1721
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
François CHATEL and Marie-Anne LECOMPTE 20 January 1755, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 33 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Joseph CHATEL was born 19 March 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 37 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 - 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.