Antoine FOISY

Born

13 October 1760 , L'Assomption, Canada

Died

17 November 1841 , L'Assomption, Canada East

Antoine married Marie-Claire MIVILLE 5 November 1781 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Claire MIVILLE was born 17 January 1761 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada . Marie-Claire died 26 January 1832 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada . Marie-Claire was the child of Ambroise MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Claire PELLETIER .

Parents & Family of Antoine FOISY

Parents of Antoine FOISY

Father

Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE

Mother

Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Grandparents of Antoine FOISY

Paternal grandparents

Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Maternal grandparents

Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON Françoise-Louise VOLANT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine FOISY

Antoine FOISY married

Marie-Claire MIVILLE
Marriage date: 5 November 1781
Marriage place: Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Claire MIVILLE was the child of Ambroise MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Claire PELLETIER

Children of Antoine FOISY and Marie-Claire MIVILLE

Antoine FOISY

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise DUFRESNE 6 November 1820 Place: Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1760
13 October 1760
L'Assomption, 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.

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 / Partner
Antoine FOISY and Marie-Claire MIVILLE 5 November 1781, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

He was 21 years old.

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)

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Antoine FOISY married 6 November 1820, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise DUFRESNE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Claire MIVILLE died 26 January 1832, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

Death — 1841
17 November 1841
L'Assomption, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.

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