Gabriel CHOQUET

Born

24 April 1745 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

9 July 1807 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Gabriel CHOQUET

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Born: 24 April 1745 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Gabriel CHOQUET

Father

Gabriel CHOQUET

Mother

Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Grandparents of Gabriel CHOQUET

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE Marguerite HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Françoise VIAU

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

Gabriel married Marguerite MORIN 13 November 1775 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite MORIN was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada. Marguerite died 28 July 1817 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Marie-Anne JOACHIM dite LAVERDURE.

Gabriel CHOQUET died 9 July 1807 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gabriel CHOQUET

Gabriel CHOQUET married

Marguerite MORIN
Marriage date: 13 November 1775
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MORIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Marie-Anne JOACHIM dite LAVERDURE

Children of Gabriel CHOQUET and Marguerite MORIN

Marguerite CHOQUET

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles ST-GEORGES 22 September 1800 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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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 — 1745
24 April 1745
Varennes, 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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel CHOQUET and Marguerite MORIN 13 November 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 30 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.