Jean-François PARENT

Born

14 November 1717 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1803 , Beauport, Québec, Lower Canada

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Born: 14 November 1717 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-François PARENT

Father

Jacques PARENT

Mother

Marie-Anne CHALIFOUR

Grandparents of Jean-François PARENT

Paternal grandparents

Pierre PARENT Marguerite BAUGIS

Maternal grandparents

Paul-François CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) Jeanne PHILIPPEAU

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

Jean-François married Marie-Anne VEZINA 19 February 1753 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne VEZINA was born 6 April 1728 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Marie-Anne was the child of François VÉZINA and Marguerite MATHIEU.

Jean-François PARENT died 26 January 1803 in Beauport, Québec, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-François PARENT

Jean-François PARENT married

Marie-Anne VEZINA
Marriage date: 19 February 1753
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne VEZINA was the child of François VÉZINA and Marguerite MATHIEU

Children of Jean-François PARENT and Marie-Anne VEZINA

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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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Birth — 1717
14 November 1717
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François PARENT and Marie-Anne VEZINA 19 February 1753, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 35 years old.

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 - 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.