François ROBERT

Born

29 March 1739 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

5 May 1826 , Verchères, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Catherine LEDUC 6 April 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine LEDUC was born 21 December 1742 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France. Marie-Catherine died 16 October 1825 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS .

Parents & Family of François ROBERT

Parents of François ROBERT

Father

Jacques ROBERT

Mother

Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Grandparents of François ROBERT

Paternal grandparents

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Marie BOURGERIE

Maternal grandparents

Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François ROBERT

François ROBERT married

Marie-Catherine LEDUC
Marriage date: 6 April 1761
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada
Marie-Catherine LEDUC was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Children of François ROBERT and Marie-Catherine LEDUC

Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 1 April 1762, Verchères, Canada
Died: 19 July 1846, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Pierre DANSEREAU 31 January 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1739
29 March 1739
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
François ROBERT and Marie-Catherine LEDUC 6 April 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 22 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 1 April 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 23 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.