Charles CHATIGNY

Born

9 April 1772 , Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 June 1849 , Saint-Timothée, Canada East

Parents & Family of Charles CHATIGNY

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Born: 9 April 1772 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Charles CHATIGNY

Father

Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY

Mother

Madeleine LEMONIER

Grandparents of Charles CHATIGNY

Paternal grandparents

Joseph CHATIGNY Marguerite-Genevieve CORBIN

Maternal grandparents

François LEMONIER Thérèse-Marie BELAND

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

Charles married Catherine CRÊTE 12 February 1798 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CRÊTE was born 28 March 1780 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine died 30 January 1853 in Saint-Timothée, Canada East . Catherine was the child of Charles-Marie CRÊTE and Marie-Catherine PRIMEAU.

Charles CHATIGNY died 17 June 1849 in Saint-Timothée, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles CHATIGNY

Charles CHATIGNY married

Catherine CRÊTE
Marriage date: 12 February 1798
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Catherine CRÊTE was the child of Charles-Marie CRÊTE and Marie-Catherine PRIMEAU

Children of Charles CHATIGNY and Catherine CRÊTE

Julie CHATIGNY

Born: 15 January 1811, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
Died: 2 March 1885, St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada

Married: Benjamin LEGAULT 25 January 1831

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1772
9 April 1772
Châteauguay, 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 Canada

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Charles CHATIGNY and Catherine CRÊTE 12 February 1798, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

He was 25 years old.

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

1811 Birth of Child
Julie CHATIGNY was born 15 January 1811, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Charles was 38 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 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England