Jean-Francois FILION

(b. 31 December 1752 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1824 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Francois FILION was born 31 December 1752 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Jean-Francois FILION was the child of Jean FILION and Marie-Josephte GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean FILION and Marie-Anne BOLDUC (maternal) François GAGNON and Geneviève POULIN

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

Jean-Francois married Elisabeth LESSARD 21 August 1775 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth LESSARD was born 30 October 1749 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Elisabeth died 16 January 1804 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Anne GAGNON.

Jean-Francois married (2) Genevieve MARTIN 9 October 1804 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . Genevieve MARTIN was born 15 April 1777 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 2 December 1819 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Genevieve was the child of Joseph MARTIN and Agathe GENDRON.

Jean-Francois FILION died 21 October 1824 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .

m. Lessard Elisabeth
m. Martin Genevieve

Details of the family tree of Jean-Francois appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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