Denis CHOQUET

Born

9 October 1760 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Died

7 July 1834 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Born: 9 October 1760 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Parents of Denis CHOQUET

Father

Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET

Mother

Marie-Madeleine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Grandparents of Denis CHOQUET

Paternal grandparents

Julien CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE Françoise DAUDELIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE Marie-Madeleine CHARRON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Denis married Marie-Louise GAUTHIER 11 January 1779 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER was born 4 September 1763 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 7 December 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Louis GAUTHIER and Marie-Agnes MESSIER.

Denis CHOQUET died 7 July 1834 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Denis CHOQUET

Denis CHOQUET married

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 11 January 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER was the child of Louis GAUTHIER and Marie-Agnes MESSIER

Children of Denis CHOQUET and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER

Françoise CHOQUETTE dite DENIS

Born: 18 July 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 29 October 1842, Saint-Césaire, Canada East

Married: Joseph LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE 16 October 1820 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 — 1760
9 October 1760
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

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 - 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Denis CHOQUET and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER 11 January 1779, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 18 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Françoise CHOQUETTE dite DENIS was born 18 July 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Denis was 40 years old.