Prisque FERLAND

Born

15 February 1744 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

19 September 1822 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FERLAND Angelique PAQUET

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Born: 15 February 1744 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste FERLAND

Mother: Angelique PAQUET

Paternal grandparents: François FERLAND , Anne PAULET

Maternal grandparents: François PAQUET , Angelique PARADIS

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

Prisque married Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 12 February 1770 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 20 May 1754 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Madeleine died 19 January 1823 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE.

Prisque FERLAND died 19 September 1822 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Capitaine de milice

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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Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
Marriage date: 12 February 1770
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

Children of Prisque FERLAND and Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Marie-Amable FERLAND

Born: 18 February 1789, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE 16 August 1813 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Leon FERLAND

Born: 19 February 1796, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 4 February 1864, Lanoraie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 10 November 1817 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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Birth — 1744
15 February 1744
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Prisque FERLAND and Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 12 February 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 26 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable FERLAND was born 18 February 1789, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Prisque was 45 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Leon FERLAND was born 19 February 1796, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Prisque was 52 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable FERLAND married 16 August 1813, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Leon FERLAND married 10 November 1817, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

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