Louis CHATIGNY

Born

24 August 1720 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

24 September 1807 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Pierre CHATIGNY Angélique MARTIN

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Born: 24 August 1720 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre CHATIGNY

Mother: Angélique MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: Vincent CHATIGNY , Marie-Françoise AUBRY

Maternal grandparents: Joachim MARTIN , Anne-Charlotte PETIT

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Louis married Marie-Anne LECLERC 7 April 1750 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne LECLERC was born 14 March 1733 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 4 November 1776 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean LECLERC and Marie-Thérèse COTE.

Louis CHATIGNY died 24 September 1807 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Marie-Anne LECLERC
Marriage date: 7 April 1750
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne LECLERC was the child of Jean LECLERC and Marie-Thérèse COTE

Children of Louis CHATIGNY and Marie-Anne LECLERC

Pierre CHATIGNY dit LEPINE

Born: 24 August 1753, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1847, St-Bernard-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada

Married: Catherine VIGER dite AUDET 11 February 1777 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

François-Regis CHATIGNY

Born: 18 October 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 28 June 1838, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ 16 February 1784 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1720
24 August 1720
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHATIGNY and Marie-Anne LECLERC 7 April 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Pierre CHATIGNY dit LEPINE was born 24 August 1753, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Louis was 33 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
François-Regis CHATIGNY was born 18 October 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 39 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.

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.

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne LECLERC died 4 November 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1777 Marriage of Child
Pierre CHATIGNY dit LEPINE married 11 February 1777, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Catherine VIGER dite AUDET

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
François-Regis CHATIGNY married 16 February 1784, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

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)

Death — 1807
24 September 1807
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 87.

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