Francois SAMSON

Born

24 February 1766 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 April 1821 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Francois married Marie-Françoise RIVARD 7 January 1788 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
Marie-Françoise RIVARD was born 14 April 1757 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise died 30 July 1821 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS .

Parents & Family of Francois SAMSON

Parents of Francois SAMSON

Father

François SAMSON

Mother

Angélique ISABEL (ISABELLE)

Grandparents of Francois SAMSON

Paternal grandparents

Ignace SAMSON Rosalie (Rose) BOULET

Maternal grandparents

Louis ISABEL (ISABELLE) Marie-Barbe PROULX

m. Rivard Francoise

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois SAMSON

Francois SAMSON married

Marie-Françoise RIVARD
Marriage date: 7 January 1788
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise RIVARD was the child of Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Children of Francois SAMSON and Marie-Françoise RIVARD

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1766
24 February 1766
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Francois SAMSON and Marie-Françoise RIVARD 7 January 1788, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 21 years old.

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

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

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

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

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