Claude FAUCHER (FOUCHER)

Born

5 December 1725 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

20 October 1804 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Claude married Agathe DEBLOIS 23 January 1754 in Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe DEBLOIS was born 8 February 1719 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Agathe died 19 May 1784 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . Agathe was the child of François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Agathe POULIN .

Parents & Family of Claude FAUCHER (FOUCHER)

Parents of Claude FAUCHER (FOUCHER)

Father

Joseph-Gerbert FOUCHER

Mother

Angelique CHAUSSE

Grandparents of Claude FAUCHER (FOUCHER)

Paternal grandparents

Gervais-Francois FOUCHER Élisabeth GERBERT

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CHAUSSE Marie-Madeleine SEL (DECELLES)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Claude FAUCHER (FOUCHER)

Claude FAUCHER (FOUCHER) married

Agathe DEBLOIS
Marriage date: 23 January 1754
Marriage place: Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France
Agathe DEBLOIS was the child of François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Agathe POULIN

Children of Claude FAUCHER (FOUCHER) and Agathe DEBLOIS

Joseph-Etienne FAUCHER

Born: 17 January 1759, Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine MORIN 13 January 1783 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1725
5 December 1725
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Claude FAUCHER (FOUCHER) and Agathe DEBLOIS 23 January 1754, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

He was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph-Etienne FAUCHER was born 17 January 1759, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Claude was 33 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Etienne FAUCHER married 13 January 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine MORIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)