Françoise CASTONGUAY
Born: 5 August 1794, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 24 August 1876, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
Died: 24 August 1876, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
Married: Joseph OUELLET 2 February 1818 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Charles
CASTONGUAY
Born
19 March 1769
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
20 April 1861
,
Cacouna, Canada East
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Born: 19 March 1769 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
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Charles married Marie-Louise GUYON (DION) 11 January 1790 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GUYON (DION) was born 22 August 1761 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph-Marie GUYON (DION) and Ellisabeth LEMIEUX.
Charles CASTONGUAY died 20 April 1861 in Cacouna, Canada East .
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Charles CASTONGUAY married Marie-Louise GUYON (DION)
Marriage date: 11 January 1790
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise GUYON (DION) was the child of Joseph-Marie GUYON (DION) and Ellisabeth LEMIEUX
Marie-Louise GUYON (DION)Marriage date: 11 January 1790
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise GUYON (DION) was the child of Joseph-Marie GUYON (DION) and Ellisabeth LEMIEUX
Children of Charles CASTONGUAY and Marie-Louise GUYON (DION)
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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 — 176919 March 1769
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
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)
1790 Marriage / PartnerCharles CASTONGUAY and Marie-Louise GUYON (DION) 11 January 1790, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
He was 20 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1794 Birth of ChildFrançoise CASTONGUAY was born 5 August 1794, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Charles was 25 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Marriage of ChildFrançoise CASTONGUAY married 2 February 1818, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada to Joseph OUELLET
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Death — 186120 April 1861
Cacouna, Canada East
He died at the age of 92.
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