Antoine HAMEL

Born

abt. 1748 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

10 October 1822 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Antoine HAMEL

Father

Jean-Baptiste HAMEL

Mother

Therese LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Grandparents of Antoine HAMEL

Paternal grandparents

Charles-Joseph HAMEL Marie-Angélique GAUTHIER

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LEMAY Marie-Anne GERMAIN

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

Antoine married Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL 23 October 1775 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL was born 19 July 1750 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 29 January 1783 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL and Marguerite MARCOTTE.

Antoine HAMEL died 10 October 1822 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine HAMEL

Antoine HAMEL married

Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL
Marriage date: 23 October 1775
Marriage place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL was the child of Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL and Marguerite MARCOTTE

Children of Antoine HAMEL and Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Antoine HAMEL and Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL 23 October 1775, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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.