Charles DESNOYERS

Born

28 June 1725 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

21 September 1795 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

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Jacques DESNOYERS dit LAJEUNESSE Marie-Catherine NOEL

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Born: 28 June 1725 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques DESNOYERS dit LAJEUNESSE

Mother: Marie-Catherine NOEL

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DESNOYERS dit LAJEUNESSE , Marie-Anne GOGUET (GOYETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Maurice NOËL dit LABONTÉ , Catherine GLORY

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Charles married Geneviève BARRETTE 25 October 1751 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève BARRETTE was born 2 June 1735 in Laval, Canada, New France . Geneviève was the child of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Dorothee LESSARD.

Charles DESNOYERS died 21 September 1795 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada.
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Geneviève BARRETTE
Marriage date: 25 October 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Geneviève BARRETTE was the child of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Dorothee LESSARD

Children of Charles DESNOYERS and Geneviève BARRETTE

Charles DESNOYERS

Born: 19 February 1753, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 13 June 1829, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Louise-Genevieve GRAVEL 6 February 1775 Place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Marie DESNOYERS dit LAJEUNESSE

Born: 23 March 1754, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 28 December 1792, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique GRAVEL 5 February 1776 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, 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
28 June 1725
Laval, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Charles DESNOYERS and Geneviève BARRETTE 25 October 1751, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Charles DESNOYERS was born 19 February 1753, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Charles was 27 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
François-Marie DESNOYERS dit LAJEUNESSE was born 23 March 1754, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Charles was 28 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
Charles DESNOYERS married 6 February 1775, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Louise-Genevieve GRAVEL

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
François-Marie DESNOYERS dit LAJEUNESSE married 5 February 1776, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Angelique GRAVEL

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

1792 Death of Child
François-Marie DESNOYERS dit LAJEUNESSE died 28 December 1792, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Charles was 67 years old.

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

Death — 1795
21 September 1795
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 70.

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