Augustin DORÉ

(b. 11 August 1730 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1805 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Augustin DORÉ was born 11 August 1730 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Augustin DORÉ was the child of Étienne DORÉ and Charlotte MORISSET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DORÉ and Jeanne DÉFOSSÉ (maternal) Mathurin MORISSET and Elisabeth COQUIN dite LATOURELLE

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

Augustin married Marie-Anne SURPRENANT 24 October 1763 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was born 20 October 1737 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 4 October 1827 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques SURPRENANT and Marie-Anne LAMARRE.

Augustin DORÉ died 27 April 1805 in La Prairie, 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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Augustin DORÉ married

Marie-Anne SURPRENANT-- Date: 24 October 1763 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was the child of Jacques SURPRENANT and Marie-Anne LAMARRE

Children of Augustin DORÉ and Marie-Anne SURPRENANT:

Joseph DORÉ (b.30 March 1768, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Veronique DENIGER 26 November 1792 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1730 Birth
11 August 1730
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Augustin DORÉ and Marie-Anne SURPRENANT 24 October 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 33 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph DORÉ was born 30 March 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Augustin was 37 years old.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Joseph DORÉ married 26 November 1792, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Veronique DENIGER

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

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