Antoine CHAREST

Born

8 May 1747 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

24 May 1810 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Antoine married Geneviève LAQUERRE 24 February 1772 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève LAQUERRE was born 28 March 1744 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 4 April 1815 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Joseph LAQUERRE and Geneviève BARIL dite DUCHENY .

Parents & Family of Antoine CHAREST

Parents of Antoine CHAREST

Father

François CHAREST

Mother

Marie-Josephte MERCURE

Grandparents of Antoine CHAREST

Paternal grandparents

Jean CHAREST Catherine JOBIDON

Maternal grandparents

François MERCURE Marie PERRAULT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine CHAREST

Antoine CHAREST married

Geneviève LAQUERRE
Marriage date: 24 February 1772
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève LAQUERRE was the child of Joseph LAQUERRE and Geneviève BARIL dite DUCHENY

Children of Antoine CHAREST and Geneviève LAQUERRE

Antoine CHAREST

Born: 1 March 1780, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 April 1866, La-Pérade, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne MARCHAND 24 January 1804 Place: La-Pérade, 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 — 1747
8 May 1747
La-Pérade, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Antoine CHAREST and Geneviève LAQUERRE 24 February 1772, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 24 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.