Claude married Marie-Anne CHANDONNET
27 June 1774
in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
.
Marie-Anne CHANDONNET
was born
2 October 1750
in Québec, Canada, New France .
Marie-Anne died
26 April 1832
in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
Marie-Anne was the child of
André CHANDONNET
and
Charlotte FRECHETTE
.
Claude married Marie-Anne CHANDONNET
27 June 1774
in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
.
Marie-Anne CHANDONNET
was born
2 October 1750
in Québec, Canada, New France .
Marie-Anne died
26 April 1832
in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
Marie-Anne was the child of André CHANDONNET and Charlotte FRECHETTE.
WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation:Tanneur
A tanneur, or tanner, prepared the skins of animals with tan or tannin (tree bark powder), in order to produce leather by hand. A tannery was where the tanner worked. Tanning was considered a noxious or 'odoriferous trade' and relegated to the outskirts of town and near a river or stream, usually amongst the poor. In other words, tanneries smelled horrible. Source: tfcq.ca
Children of Claude GAUVREAU and Marie-Anne CHANDONNET
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Birth — 1752 29 July 1752 Québec, Canada, New France
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.
1774 Marriage / Partner Claude GAUVREAU and Marie-Anne CHANDONNET 27 June 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 21 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.
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