François NOEL

Born

22 August 1761 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada

Died

9 August 1834 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Louis NOEL Marie-Marguerite PARADIS

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Born: 22 August 1761 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada

Father: Louis NOEL

Mother: Marie-Marguerite PARADIS

Paternal grandparents: Philippe NOEL , Geneviève LECLERC

Maternal grandparents: Ignace PARADIS , Marie-Anne TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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François married Marie-Brigitte MORARD dite LAFORME 7 February 1791 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Brigitte MORARD dite LAFORME was born 31 August 1771 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Brigitte was the child of Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME and Elisabeth PARENT.

François NOEL died 9 August 1834 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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François NOEL married

Marie-Brigitte MORARD dite LAFORME
Marriage date: 7 February 1791
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Marie-Brigitte MORARD dite LAFORME was the child of Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME and Elisabeth PARENT

Children of François NOEL and Marie-Brigitte MORARD dite LAFORME

Louis NOEL

Born: 29 August 1795, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 17 June 1872, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite HAMEL 18 January 1819 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1761
22 August 1761
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
François NOEL and Marie-Brigitte MORARD dite LAFORME 7 February 1791, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 29 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Louis NOEL was born 29 August 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 34 years old.

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

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Louis NOEL married 18 January 1819, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marguerite HAMEL

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England