François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT)

(b. 29 September 1712 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1800 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) was born 29 September 1712 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) was the child of Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN and Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean GÉLINAS and Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY)

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François-Bonaventure married Marie-Charlotte BIGOT 18 January 1740 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte BIGOT was born 23 September 1716 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Charlotte was the child of François BIGOT and Marie-Anne PERROT (PERRAULT).

François-Bonaventure married (2) Marie-Louise DESHAYES (DESHAIES) 29 April 1748 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise DESHAYES (DESHAIES) was born 24 August 1722 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Louise died 16 February 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU).

François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) died 17 March 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) married

Marie-Charlotte BIGOT-- Date: 18 January 1740 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte BIGOT was the child of François BIGOT and Marie-Anne PERROT (PERRAULT)

Children of François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) and Marie-Charlotte BIGOT:

François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) married

Marie-Louise DESHAYES (DESHAIES)-- Date: 29 April 1748 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise DESHAYES (DESHAIES) was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Children of François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) and Marie-Louise DESHAYES (DESHAIES):

François DUREAU (DUREAULT) (b.abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 June 1829, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie ROY dite PORTELANCE 4 February 1793 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Bonaventure DUREAU dit POITEVIN (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 March 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine MASSE 13 February 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1712 Birth
29 September 1712
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) and Marie-Charlotte BIGOT 18 January 1740, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 27 years old.

1748 Marriage / Partner
François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) and Marie-Louise DESHAYES (DESHAIES) 29 April 1748, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 35 years old.

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.

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)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Bonaventure DUREAU dit POITEVIN married 13 February 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Madeleine MASSE

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

1793 Marriage of Child
François DUREAU (DUREAULT) married 4 February 1793, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Marie ROY dite PORTELANCE

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise DESHAYES (DESHAIES) died 16 February 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1800 Death
17 March 1800
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 87.

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