Jean-Marie CHOUINARD

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21 December 1756 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

2 July 1826 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Pierre CHOUINARD Marie-Anne PELLETIER

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Born: 21 December 1756 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre CHOUINARD

Mother: Marie-Anne PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents: Jacques CHOUINARD , Louise JEAN

Maternal grandparents: Charles PELLETIER , Barbe ST-PIERRE

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Jean-Marie married Claire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR 8 February 1780 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Claire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 26 March 1758 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Claire died 23 October 1834 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Claire was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Claire THIBAULT.

Jean-Marie CHOUINARD died 2 July 1826 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Jean-Marie CHOUINARD married

Claire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR
Marriage date: 8 February 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Claire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Claire THIBAULT

Children of Jean-Marie CHOUINARD and Claire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

Marie-Claire CHOUINARD

Born: 22 October 1787, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Francois CHOUINARD 6 February 1815 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Germain CHOUINARD

Born: 23 August 1797, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 29 May 1860, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Charlotte DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE 25 May 1818 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1756
21 December 1756
L'Islet, 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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie CHOUINARD and Claire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR 8 February 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.