Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY

(b. 18 March 1745 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1820 , St-Clément, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada )

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Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY was born 18 March 1745 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY was the child of Joseph CHATIGNY and Marguerite-Genevieve CORBIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHATIGNY and Angélique MARTIN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CORBIN and Genevieve AMYOT (AMIOT) dite LAPINIERE

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Joseph-Charles married Madeleine LEMONIER 18 January 1768 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Madeleine LEMONIER was born 5 December 1746 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine died 11 April 1838 in St-Clément, Beauharnois, Quebec. Canada. Madeleine was the child of François LEMONIER and Thérèse-Marie BELAND.

Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY died 12 February 1820 in St-Clément, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada.

m. Monier 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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Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY married

Madeleine LEMONIER-- Date: 18 January 1768 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine LEMONIER was the child of François LEMONIER and Thérèse-Marie BELAND

Children of Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY and Madeleine LEMONIER:

Charles CHATIGNY (b.9 April 1772, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 June 1849, Saint-Timothée, Canada East )
m. Catherine CRÊTE 12 February 1798 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Marie-Madeleine CHATIGNY (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 March 1813, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre PRIMEAU 6 February 1797 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Josephte CHATIGNY (b.18 September 1777, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 May 1839, Saint-Timothée, Lower Canada )

Agathe CHATIGNY (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Francois CHATIGNY (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 April 1800, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

Thomas CHATIGNY (b.abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 September 1855, Saint-Timothée, Canada East )

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1745 Birth
18 March 1745
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY and Madeleine LEMONIER 18 January 1768 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 22 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Charles CHATIGNY was born 9 April 1772, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Joseph-Charles was 27 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Josephte CHATIGNY was born 18 September 1777, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Joseph-Charles was 32 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)

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine CHATIGNY married 6 February 1797, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Pierre PRIMEAU

1798 Marriage of Child
Charles CHATIGNY married 12 February 1798, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Catherine CRÊTE

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

1800 Death of Child
Francois CHATIGNY died 9 April 1800, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Joseph-Charles was 55 years old.

1813 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine CHATIGNY died 7 March 1813, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Joseph-Charles was 68 years old.

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 Death
12 February 1820
St-Clément, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.

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