Françoise BERGERON

Born

2 October 1737 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

11 January 1815 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

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Charles BERGERON Louise HUARD

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Born: 2 October 1737 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Charles BERGERON

Mother: Louise HUARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BERGERON , Marguerite GRENON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste HUARD , Angélique JOURDAIN

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Françoise married Charles HOUDE dit DESROCHERS 30 January 1758 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles HOUDE dit DESROCHERS was born 10 July 1734 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Charles died 24 October 1812 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Charles was the child of Joseph HOUDE and Marie-Anne DEMERS.

Françoise BERGERON died 11 January 1815 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada.
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Françoise BERGERON married

Charles HOUDE dit DESROCHERS
Marriage date: 30 January 1758
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Charles HOUDE dit DESROCHERS was the child of Joseph HOUDE and Marie-Anne DEMERS

Children of Charles HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Françoise BERGERON

Jean-Marie HOUDE dit DESROCHERS

Born: 26 February 1764, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 February 1837, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite-Angelique BOUCHER 24 January 1785 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Victoire HOUDE dite DESROCHERS

Born: 8 March 1774, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 April 1835, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Joseph ROGNON dit LAROCHE 11 July 1803 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1737
2 October 1737
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BERGERON and Charles HOUDE dit DESROCHERS 30 January 1758, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie HOUDE dit DESROCHERS was born 26 February 1764, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Victoire HOUDE dite DESROCHERS was born 8 March 1774, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 36 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)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie HOUDE dit DESROCHERS married 24 January 1785, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marguerite-Angelique BOUCHER

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

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

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Victoire HOUDE dite DESROCHERS married 11 July 1803, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Louis-Joseph ROGNON dit LAROCHE