François ASSELIN

(b. 25 April 1720 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1782 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François ASSELIN was born 25 April 1720 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François ASSELIN was the child of Jacques ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Anne TRUDEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie MORISSET (maternal) Pierre TRUDEL and Françoise LEFRANCOIS

François had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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François married Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 22 November 1751 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 5 February 1734 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 11 August 1803 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne LEBRUN dite CARRIER.

François ASSELIN died 30 September 1782 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Family and Children of François ASSELIN

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François ASSELIN married

Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE-- Date: 22 November 1751 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was the child of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne LEBRUN dite CARRIER

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Children of François ASSELIN and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE:

Marie-Francoise ASSELIN (b.2 October 1752, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 10 October 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Marie-Anne ASSELIN (b.7 April 1754, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1834, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)
m. Louis-Michel GOULET 14 October 1776 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Pierre ASSELIN (b.24 December 1755, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1836, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)

Francois ASSELIN (b.24 August 1757, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 26 September 1758, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France)

Marie-Angélique ASSELIN (b.11 June 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 August 1835, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. François BRUNEAU 22 June 1779 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jacques ASSELIN (b.13 February 1761, Saint-Vallier, Canada d. 31 August 1822, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte GOSSELIN 12 February 1787 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph ASSELIN (b.24 January 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada d. 24 March 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada)

Francois ASSELIN (b.24 January 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada d. 24 March 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada)

Francois-Thomas ASSELIN (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 March 1766, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada)

Marie-Barbe ASSELIN (b.26 April 1765, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste RUEL 17 January 1785 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite ASSELIN (b.18 May 1771, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1720 Birth
25 April 1720
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
François ASSELIN and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 22 November 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise ASSELIN was born 2 October 1752, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 32 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ASSELIN was born 7 April 1754, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 33 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre ASSELIN was born 24 December 1755, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 35 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Francois ASSELIN was born 24 August 1757, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 37 years old.

1758 Death of Child
Francois ASSELIN died 26 September 1758, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 38 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique ASSELIN was born 11 June 1759, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François was 39 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jacques ASSELIN was born 13 February 1761, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 40 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Francois ASSELIN was born 24 January 1762, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 41 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph ASSELIN was born 24 January 1762, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe ASSELIN was born 26 April 1765, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 45 years old.

1766 Death of Child
Francois-Thomas ASSELIN died 30 March 1766, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 45 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite ASSELIN was born 18 May 1771, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 51 years old.

Revolutionary War
ASSELIN, FRANCOIS
Ancestor #: A215397
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: BAPTISED 4-25-1720 ST FRANCOIS DE L'ILLE D'ORLEANS CANADA
Death: BURIED 9-30-1782 ST VALLIER QUEBEC CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, P 75, 78
Service Description: 1) FURNISHED SUPPLIES, 1776

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST VALLIER - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE ANNE GAUTRON
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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.