Charles GARCEAU

Born

abt. 1739 , Acadia, Canada

Died

31 March 1825 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Daniel GARCEAU Anne DOUCET

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Born: abt. 1739 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Daniel GARCEAU

Mother: Anne DOUCET

Paternal grandparents: Jean GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE , Marie LEVRON

Maternal grandparents: René Pierre DOUCET , Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD)

Charles was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Charles married Josephte GRENIER 5 November 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Josephte GRENIER was born 24 July 1751 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Josephte died 15 April 1821 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Josephte was the child of Antoine GRENIER and Catherine SYLVESTRE.

Charles GARCEAU died 31 March 1825 in Yamachiche, 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 GARCEAU married

Josephte GRENIER
Marriage date: 5 November 1770
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte GRENIER was the child of Antoine GRENIER and Catherine SYLVESTRE

Children of Charles GARCEAU and Josephte GRENIER

Charles GARCEAU

Born: 11 February 1775, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 April 1835, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Therese DUTREMBLE dite DESROSIERS 28 January 1799 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Euphrosine GARCEAU

Born: 3 March 1779, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE 13 February 1804 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre GARCEAU

Born: 27 September 1780, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 June 1852, Yamachiche, Canada East

Married: Marie-Louise RIVARD 23 November 1812 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

François GARCEAU

Born: 16 April 1785, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 July 1853, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne DAUNAIS 3 November 1812 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph GARCEAU

Born: abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie PLANTE 19 October 1807 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Charles GARCEAU and Josephte GRENIER 5 November 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1775 Birth of Child
Charles GARCEAU was born 11 February 1775, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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 Birth of Child
Euphrosine GARCEAU was born 3 March 1779, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1780 Birth of Child
Pierre GARCEAU was born 27 September 1780, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
François GARCEAU was born 16 April 1785, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Charles GARCEAU married 28 January 1799, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Therese DUTREMBLE dite DESROSIERS

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Euphrosine GARCEAU married 13 February 1804, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE

1807 Marriage of Child
Joseph GARCEAU married 19 October 1807, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie PLANTE

1812 Marriage of Child
François GARCEAU married 3 November 1812, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie-Anne DAUNAIS

1812 Marriage of Child
Pierre GARCEAU married 23 November 1812, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Louise RIVARD

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