Ambroise ROCHON

(b. 30 September 1713 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1785 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Ambroise ROCHON was born 30 September 1713 in Laval, Canada, New France

Ambroise ROCHON was the child of Jean-Charles ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Geneviève GARNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Mathurine BUISSON (maternal) Julien GARNIER and Geneviève HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

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Ambroise married Madeleine BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE 10 April 1736 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 6 January 1721 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Madeleine died 15 September 1806 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Madeleine was the child of Nicolas BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Catherine LANTHIER.

Ambroise ROCHON died 13 February 1785 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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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Ambroise ROCHON married

Madeleine BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE-- Date: 10 April 1736 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Madeleine BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Nicolas BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Catherine LANTHIER

Children of Ambroise ROCHON and Madeleine BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE:

Marie-Madeleine ROCHON (b.12 January 1737, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1798, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Amable BELANGER 18 February 1754 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Genevieve ROCHON (b.11 March 1755, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph CHARBONNEAU 25 January 1773 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

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1713 Birth
30 September 1713
Laval, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise ROCHON and Madeleine BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE 10 April 1736, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 22 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine ROCHON was born 12 January 1737, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Ambroise was 23 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine ROCHON married 18 February 1754, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Joseph-Amable BELANGER

1755 Birth of Child
Genevieve ROCHON was born 11 March 1755, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 41 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Genevieve ROCHON married 25 January 1773, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Joseph CHARBONNEAU

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.