Charles CHAREST (CHORET)

Born

4 September 1753 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

25 April 1824 , Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Charles married Marie SAVOIE 22 August 1774 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie SAVOIE was born abt. 1751 in Acadia, Canada. Marie died 4 December 1809 in St-Léon-le-Grand, Quebec, Canada. Marie was the child of François Xavier SAVOIE and Marguerite THIBODEAU .

Parents & Family of Charles CHAREST (CHORET)

Parents of Charles CHAREST (CHORET)

Father

Jean CHORET

Mother

Marie-Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER

Grandparents of Charles CHAREST (CHORET)

Paternal grandparents

Jean CHORET Jeanne-Louise LEMIRE

Maternal grandparents

Charles LEMAITRE dit AUGER Marie-Catherine GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles CHAREST (CHORET)

Charles CHAREST (CHORET) married

Marie SAVOIE
Marriage date: 22 August 1774
Marriage place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie SAVOIE was the child of François Xavier SAVOIE and Marguerite THIBODEAU

Children of Charles CHAREST (CHORET) and Marie SAVOIE

Marie CHAREST

Born: 9 December 1777, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 December 1794, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Antoine CHAREST

Born: 21 April 1779, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 February 1852, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East

Joseph CHAREST

Born: 24 July 1781, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louis CHARETTE

Born: 15 August 1784, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Felicite CHAREST

Born: 19 April 1786, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 March 1865, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East

Married: Antoine FRECHETTE 3 September 1804 Place: Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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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 — 1753
4 September 1753
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Charles CHAREST (CHORET) and Marie SAVOIE 22 August 1774, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 20 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
Marie CHAREST was born 9 December 1777, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles was 24 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Antoine CHAREST was born 21 April 1779, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles was 25 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph CHAREST was born 24 July 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Louis CHARETTE was born 15 August 1784, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles was 30 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Felicite CHAREST was born 19 April 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles was 32 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1794 Death of Child
Marie CHAREST died 25 December 1794, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles was 41 years old.

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Felicite CHAREST married 3 September 1804, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada to Antoine FRECHETTE

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie SAVOIE died 4 December 1809, St-Léon-le-Grand, Quebec, Canada

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

Death — 1824
25 April 1824
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 70.

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