Antoine DÉSILETS

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abt. 1750 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

3 April 1835 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS Françoise LEBLANC

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Born: abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

Mother: Françoise LEBLANC

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS , Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

Maternal grandparents: René LEBLANC dit LABRIE , Marie-Jeanne BOURBEAU

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Antoine married Madeleine BIGOT 1 June 1772 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BIGOT was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine died 2 May 1829 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Madeleine was the child of François BIGOT and Marie-Anne ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX.

Antoine DÉSILETS died 3 April 1835 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Antoine DÉSILETS married

Madeleine BIGOT
Marriage date: 1 June 1772
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Madeleine BIGOT was the child of François BIGOT and Marie-Anne ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX

Children of Antoine DÉSILETS and Madeleine BIGOT

Joseph DÉSILETS

Born: 16 January 1779, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Judith CORMIER 26 July 1802 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Antoine DÉSILETS and Madeleine BIGOT 1 June 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Joseph DÉSILETS was born 16 January 1779, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Joseph DÉSILETS married 26 July 1802, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie-Judith CORMIER

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

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)

1829 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine BIGOT died 2 May 1829, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1835
3 April 1835
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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