François-René GATIEN

Born

25 July 1716 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

19 November 1789 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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François-Lucien GATIEN Agathe LEDUC

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François-René GATIEN was born 25 July 1716 in Montréal, Canada, New France

François-René GATIEN was the child of François-Lucien GATIEN and Agathe LEDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GATIEN dit TOURANGEAU and Marie-Geneviève PINGUET dite LAGLARDIÈRE (maternal) Charles LEDUC and Agathe DESROCHES

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François-René married Thérèse MARET dite LEPINE 16 September 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse MARET dite LEPINE was born 12 October 1719 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie-Anne BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE.

François-René GATIEN died 19 November 1789 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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François-René GATIEN married

Thérèse MARET dite LEPINE-- Date: 16 September 1737 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Thérèse MARET dite LEPINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie-Anne BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE

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René-Amable GATIEN dit TOURANGEAU (b.8 December 1740, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Charlotte GAUTHIER 9 January 1764 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1716 Birth
25 July 1716
Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
François-René GATIEN and Thérèse MARET dite LEPINE 16 September 1737 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
René-Amable GATIEN dit TOURANGEAU was born 8 December 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François-René was 24 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
René-Amable GATIEN dit TOURANGEAU married 9 January 1764 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Charlotte GAUTHIER

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.