Alexandre PARADIS

(b. 25 June 1760 , Kamouraska, Canada d. 23 April 1811 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Alexandre PARADIS was born 25 June 1760 in Kamouraska, Canada

Alexandre PARADIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste PARADIS and Marie-Anne-Jeanne DIONNE dite SANSOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel PARADIS and Marie-Anne CÔTÉ (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DIONNE and Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD

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

Alexandre married Marie-Madeleine GUERET dite DUMONT 22 October 1781 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine GUERET dite DUMONT was born 4 October 1767 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Madeleine died 17 April 1830 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Madeleine MOREL.

Alexandre PARADIS died 23 April 1811 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .

m. Gueret Marie-Madeleine

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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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Alexandre PARADIS married

Marie-Madeleine GUERET dite DUMONT-- Date: 22 October 1781 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine GUERET dite DUMONT was the child of Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Madeleine MOREL

Children of Alexandre PARADIS and Marie-Madeleine GUERET dite DUMONT:

Antoine PARADIS (b.27 August 1784, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 April 1853, Cacouna, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephe MARQUIS 27 July 1812 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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1760 Birth
25 June 1760
Kamouraska, Canada

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre PARADIS and Marie-Madeleine GUERET dite DUMONT 22 October 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 21 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Antoine PARADIS was born 27 August 1784, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexandre was 24 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)