François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT)

Born

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

Died

17 March 1800 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte was the child of François BIGOT and Marie-Anne PERROT (PERRAULT) .

François-Bonaventure married 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, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 16 February 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) .

Parents & Family of François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT)

Parents of François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT)

Father

Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN

Mother

Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS

Grandparents of François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT)

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean GÉLINAS Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT)

François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) married

Marie-Charlotte BIGOT
Marriage date: 18 January 1740
Marriage 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

No children are currently listed for this couple.

François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) married

Marie-Louise DESHAYES (DESHAIES)
Marriage date: 29 April 1748
Marriage 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)

Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 June 1829, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie ROY dite PORTELANCE 4 February 1793 Place: Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Bonaventure DUREAU dit POITEVIN

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 March 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine MASSE 13 February 1792 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1712
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, Lower Canada 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, Lower Canada 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)

Death — 1800
17 March 1800
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 87.

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