François DUBOIS

Born

20 June 1725 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

9 July 1797 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

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François DUBOIS Marie-Angelique CADORET

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Born: 20 June 1725 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: François DUBOIS

Mother: Marie-Angelique CADORET

Paternal grandparents: François DUBOIS , Marie GUAY dite BRIERE

Maternal grandparents: Georges CADORET , Barbe BOUCHER

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François married Françoise POULIN 9 January 1751 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise POULIN was born 7 July 1736 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . Françoise died 8 March 1791 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . Françoise was the child of André POULIN and Marie-Thérèse CARON.

François DUBOIS died 9 July 1797 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
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Françoise POULIN
Marriage date: 9 January 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Françoise POULIN was the child of André POULIN and Marie-Thérèse CARON

Children of François DUBOIS and Françoise POULIN

Madeleine DUBOIS

Born: 20 September 1757, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 12 February 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES 27 November 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Noel DUBOIS

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie CATUDAL dite ST-JEAN 13 February 1792 Place: Beloeil, Lower 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 — 1725
20 June 1725
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
François DUBOIS and Françoise POULIN 9 January 1751, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Madeleine DUBOIS was born 20 September 1757, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 32 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 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DUBOIS married 27 November 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES

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.