Pierre PARADIS

Born

20 December 1718 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

30 August 1806 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada

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Joseph PARADIS Geneviève COCHON (CAUCHON)

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Born: 20 December 1718 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph PARADIS

Mother: Geneviève COCHON (CAUCHON)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PARADIS , Jeanne MILLOIR

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) , Geneviève PLANTE

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Pierre married Marie-Ursule CANTIN (QUENTIN) 28 September 1744 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Ursule CANTIN (QUENTIN) was born 23 January 1723 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Ursule died 7 June 1762 in Ste-Foy Canada. Marie-Ursule was the child of Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU.

Pierre PARADIS died 30 August 1806 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Ursule CANTIN (QUENTIN)
Marriage date: 28 September 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Ursule CANTIN (QUENTIN) was the child of Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU

Children of Pierre PARADIS and Marie-Ursule CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Pierre PARADIS

Born: 23 August 1745, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 20 November 1804, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise GUAY 16 August 1774 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-Baptiste PARADIS

Born: 11 January 1754, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 25 June 1828, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite GUERIN 20 August 1781 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Marie ANTOINE 23 May 1796 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1718
20 December 1718
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1744 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PARADIS and Marie-Ursule CANTIN (QUENTIN) 28 September 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Pierre PARADIS was born 23 August 1745, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 26 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARADIS was born 11 January 1754, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Ursule CANTIN (QUENTIN) died 7 June 1762, Ste-Foy Canada

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 of Child
Pierre PARADIS married 16 August 1774, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie-Louise GUAY

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARADIS married 20 August 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marguerite GUERIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARADIS married 23 May 1796, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie ANTOINE

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

1804 Death of Child
Pierre PARADIS died 20 November 1804, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Pierre was 85 years old.

Death — 1806
30 August 1806
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 87.

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