Françoise GERMAIN

(b. 8 April 1747 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1787 , Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Françoise GERMAIN was born 8 April 1747 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Françoise GERMAIN was the child of Antoine GERMAIN and Angélique PAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-Étienne GERMAIN and Elisabeth TROTTIER (maternal) Jean-Martin PAGÉ dit QUERCY and Françoise GODIN

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Françoise married Antoine JOBIN dit BOISVERT 7 January 1766 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine JOBIN dit BOISVERT was born 6 April 1740 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Antoine died 21 November 1808 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Antoine was the child of Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Charlotte HAMELIN.

Françoise GERMAIN died 14 March 1787 in Grondines, Province of Québec, 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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Françoise GERMAIN married

Antoine JOBIN dit BOISVERT-- Date: 7 January 1766 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine JOBIN dit BOISVERT was the child of Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Charlotte HAMELIN

Children of Antoine JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Françoise GERMAIN:

Joseph BOISVERT dit JOBIN (b.27 February 1781, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 February 1837, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise FRENETTE 14 January 1806 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1747 Birth
8 April 1747
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GERMAIN and Antoine JOBIN dit BOISVERT 7 January 1766, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 18 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Joseph BOISVERT dit JOBIN was born 27 February 1781, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Françoise was 33 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)