François MAISONNEUVE

Born

20 August 1724 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

12 September 1782 , Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of François MAISONNEUVE

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Born: 20 August 1724 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Parents of François MAISONNEUVE

Father

Jean-François MAISONNEUVE

Mother

Marie TOURNOIS

Grandparents of François MAISONNEUVE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MAISONNEUVE Anne-Elisabeth GRENIER dite NADEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS Marguerite BENOIT

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

François married Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS 25 September 1754 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS was born 21 October 1737 in Laval, Canada, New France . Cecile died 28 March 1778 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Cecile was the child of Pierre FILIATRAULT dit ST-LOUIS and Marie-Anne AUBERT (AUBE).

François MAISONNEUVE died 12 September 1782 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François MAISONNEUVE

François MAISONNEUVE married

Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS
Marriage date: 25 September 1754
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS was the child of Pierre FILIATRAULT dit ST-LOUIS and Marie-Anne AUBERT (AUBE)

Children of François MAISONNEUVE and Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS

Cecile MAISONNEUVE

Born: 15 June 1770, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 July 1801, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Louis GRATTON 1 February 1785 Place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, 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 — 1724
20 August 1724
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
François MAISONNEUVE and Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS 25 September 1754, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 30 years old.

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.

1770 Birth of Child
Cecile MAISONNEUVE was born 15 June 1770, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

François was 45 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.