Antoine LAFOND

(b. 28 May 1733 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1793 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Antoine LAFOND was born 28 May 1733 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Antoine LAFOND was the child of Pierre-Etienne LAFOND and Marie Anne Lydia DRUE (DREW) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LAFOND and Catherine SENECAL

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

Antoine married Charlotte LEFEBVRE dite DESPINS 8 February 1756 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte LEFEBVRE dite DESPINS was born 21 February 1736 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Charlotte died 17 May 1806 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Charlotte was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne MORAND.

Antoine LAFOND died 15 September 1793 in Berthierville, Lower 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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Antoine LAFOND married

Charlotte LEFEBVRE dite DESPINS-- Date: 8 February 1756 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Charlotte LEFEBVRE dite DESPINS was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne MORAND

Children of Antoine LAFOND and Charlotte LEFEBVRE dite DESPINS:

Suzanne LAFOND (b.30 September 1766, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 March 1811, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME 21 August 1786 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1733 Birth
28 May 1733
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LAFOND and Charlotte LEFEBVRE dite DESPINS 8 February 1756 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 22 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Suzanne LAFOND was born 30 September 1766, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Antoine was 33 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)

1786 Marriage of Child
Suzanne LAFOND married 21 August 1786 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Etienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME

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