François MARCHAND

Born

20 September 1715 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

21 August 1799 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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François MARCHAND Barbe COCHON (CAUCHON)

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Born: 20 September 1715 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: François MARCHAND

Mother: Barbe COCHON (CAUCHON)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Charles MARCHAND , Marie-Anne HAYOT

Maternal grandparents: Jacques COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE , Barbe-Delphine LETARDIF

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François married Marguerite CHAMBERLAND 19 September 1745 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CHAMBERLAND was born 12 February 1707 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Gabriel CHAMBERLAND and Catherine ALLAIRE.

François MARCHAND died 21 August 1799 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower 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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Marguerite CHAMBERLAND
Marriage date: 19 September 1745
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marguerite CHAMBERLAND was the child of Gabriel CHAMBERLAND and Catherine ALLAIRE

Children of François MARCHAND and Marguerite CHAMBERLAND

Marie-Josephe-Dorothee MARCHAND

Born: abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 August 1787, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques GOYER dit BELISLE 14 October 1765 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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Birth — 1715
20 September 1715
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
François MARCHAND and Marguerite CHAMBERLAND 19 September 1745, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 30 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe-Dorothee MARCHAND married 14 October 1765, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Jacques GOYER dit BELISLE

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.