Francois
DURAND
(b.
3 July 1773
,
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
7 November 1857
,
Champlain, Canada East
)
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Francois DURAND was born 3 July 1773 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois DURAND was the child of Gabriel DURAND and Marie Henriette (Louise) HEBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vivien-Francois DURAND and Barbe PERRIN (maternal) Joseph HEBERT and Marie CHIASSONFrancois DURAND died 7 November 1857 in Champlain, Canada East .
m. Poisson Marguerite
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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1773 Birth 3 July 1773
Champlain, 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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - 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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1857 Death 7 November 1857
Champlain, Canada East
He died at the age of 84.
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