Charles-François SOUCY

Born

14 January 1745 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

19 February 1833 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

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Born: 14 January 1745 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Paternal grandparents: Pierre SOUCY , Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

Maternal grandparents: Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ , Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

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Charles-François married Josephte LECLERC 9 November 1772 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte LECLERC was born 15 January 1748 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Josephte died 27 April 1828 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Josephte was the child of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise-Marguerite DURAND.

Charles-François SOUCY died 19 February 1833 in Kamouraska, 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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Charles-François SOUCY married

Josephte LECLERC
Marriage date: 9 November 1772
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte LECLERC was the child of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise-Marguerite DURAND

Children of Charles-François SOUCY and Josephte LECLERC

Charlemagne SOUCY

Born: 5 August 1778, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 April 1854, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East

Married: Victoire BOUCHARD 11 January 1807 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francoise SOUCY

Born: 20 July 1780, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 January 1856, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Married: Benjamin LAVOIE 20 January 1812 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

François SOUCY

Born: 16 April 1789, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 March 1870, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada

Married: Thecle THERIAULT 18 January 1813 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1745
14 January 1745
La Pocatière, 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
Charles-François SOUCY and Josephte LECLERC 9 November 1772, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

He was 27 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Charlemagne SOUCY was born 5 August 1778, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Charles-François was 33 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Francoise SOUCY was born 20 July 1780, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Charles-François was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
François SOUCY was born 16 April 1789, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Charles-François was 44 years old.

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)

1807 Marriage of Child
Charlemagne SOUCY married 11 January 1807, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Victoire BOUCHARD

1812 Marriage of Child
Francoise SOUCY married 20 January 1812, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Benjamin LAVOIE

1813 Marriage of Child
François SOUCY married 18 January 1813, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Thecle THERIAULT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)