René ADAM

(b. 12 February 1711 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1798 , Beaumont, Lower Canada )

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René ADAM was born 12 February 1711 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

René ADAM was the child of René ADAM and Anne MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ADAM and Marie MEZERAY (maternal) Michel MAILLOUX and Jeanne MERCIER

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

René married Marie-Josephte MAUPAS dite ST-HILAIRE 8 November 1734 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte MAUPAS dite ST-HILAIRE was born 20 September 1704 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 28 May 1770 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Josephte was the child of Nicolas MAUPAS dit ST-HILAIRE and Agnès GUILLEMET.

René ADAM died 2 April 1798 in Beaumont, 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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René ADAM married

Marie-Josephte MAUPAS dite ST-HILAIRE-- Date: 8 November 1734 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte MAUPAS dite ST-HILAIRE was the child of Nicolas MAUPAS dit ST-HILAIRE and Agnès GUILLEMET

Children of René ADAM and Marie-Josephte MAUPAS dite ST-HILAIRE:

Marguerite ADAM (b.17 August 1745, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1820, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine DUTIL (DUTILLE) 19 November 1764 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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1711 Birth
12 February 1711
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
René ADAM and Marie-Josephte MAUPAS dite ST-HILAIRE 8 November 1734, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 23 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marguerite ADAM was born 17 August 1745, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

René was 34 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ADAM married 19 November 1764, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Antoine DUTIL (DUTILLE)

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte MAUPAS dite ST-HILAIRE died 28 May 1770, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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.