Michel GENDRON

Born

5 April 1733 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

14 December 1801 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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Michel GENDRON Marie-Madeleine TESSIER

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Born: 5 April 1733 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Michel GENDRON

Mother: Marie-Madeleine TESSIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GENDRON , Marie-Anne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Edmond TESSIER , Madeleine LANGEVIN

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Michel married Angelique COURTEAU 24 January 1753 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique COURTEAU was born 14 April 1732 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . Angelique died 14 February 1793 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . Angelique was the child of Jacques COURTEAU and Marie-Angélique LEBOEUF.

Michel GENDRON died 14 December 1801 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada .
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Angelique COURTEAU
Marriage date: 24 January 1753
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Angelique COURTEAU was the child of Jacques COURTEAU and Marie-Angélique LEBOEUF

Children of Michel GENDRON and Angelique COURTEAU

François GENDRON

Born: 22 September 1764, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 April 1845, La-Pérade, Canada East

Married: Marguerite BOULARD 18 January 1791 Place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Louis GENDRON

Born: 10 May 1769, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 January 1831, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise TESSIER 15 January 1799 Place: La-Pérade, Lower 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 — 1733
5 April 1733
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Michel GENDRON and Angelique COURTEAU 24 January 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 19 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
François GENDRON was born 22 September 1764, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel was 31 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis GENDRON was born 10 May 1769, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel was 36 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.