Charles GODIN

Born

30 June 1726 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

10 March 1805 , Donnacona, Lower Canada

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Antoine GODIN Catherine JACOB

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Born: 30 June 1726 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GODIN

Mother: Catherine JACOB

Paternal grandparents: Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) , Marie BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Étienne JACOB , Jeanne FRESSEL

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Charles married Marie-Angelique TREPANIER 27 January 1755 in Donnacona, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angelique TREPANIER was born 8 July 1736 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Marie-Angelique died 22 August 1804 in Donnacona, Lower Canada . Marie-Angelique was the child of Augustin TREPANIER and Angélique DERY.

Charles GODIN died 10 March 1805 in Donnacona, Lower Canada .
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Charles GODIN married

Marie-Angelique TREPANIER
Marriage date: 27 January 1755
Marriage place: Donnacona, Canada, New France
Marie-Angelique TREPANIER was the child of Augustin TREPANIER and Angélique DERY

Children of Charles GODIN and Marie-Angelique TREPANIER

Rosalie-Angelique GODIN

Born: 18 March 1761, Donnacona, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste PLEAU 24 November 1783 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1726
30 June 1726
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Charles GODIN and Marie-Angelique TREPANIER 27 January 1755, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

He was 28 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Rosalie-Angelique GODIN was born 18 March 1761, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Charles was 34 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.

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Rosalie-Angelique GODIN married 24 November 1783, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste PLEAU

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

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

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

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angelique TREPANIER died 22 August 1804, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Death — 1805
10 March 1805
Donnacona, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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