Christophe RAVENELLE

(b. 7 November 1758 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1820 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Christophe RAVENELLE was born 7 November 1758 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Christophe RAVENELLE was the child of Christophe DERAVENEL dit LALIME and Marie-Agathe CHARRON dite CABANA and the grandchild of: (maternal) Antoine CHARRON and Marie-Thérèse CHARRON

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

Christophe married Marie-Gabrielle CHAGNON dite LAROSE 5 November 1782 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Gabrielle CHAGNON dite LAROSE was born 25 March 1765 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Gabrielle was the child of Joseph CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Marie-Josephte MIGNERON dite LAJEUNESSE.

Christophe RAVENELLE died 11 September 1820 in Beloeil, 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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Christophe RAVENELLE married

Marie-Gabrielle CHAGNON dite LAROSE-- Date: 5 November 1782 Place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Gabrielle CHAGNON dite LAROSE was the child of Joseph CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Marie-Josephte MIGNERON dite LAJEUNESSE

Children of Christophe RAVENELLE and Marie-Gabrielle CHAGNON dite LAROSE:

Celestin RAVENELLE (b.11 March 1799, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. abt. 1861, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique GUYON dite DION 26 February 1821 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1758 Birth
7 November 1758
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Christophe RAVENELLE and Marie-Gabrielle CHAGNON dite LAROSE 5 November 1782 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 24 years old.

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

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

1799 Birth of Child
Celestin RAVENELLE was born 11 March 1799, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Christophe was 40 years old.

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.