François PAQUIN

Born

13 October 1724 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

Died

5 January 1806 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN 22 November 1751 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was born 12 April 1729 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 22 December 1790 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRÉGOIRE and Marie-Josephte CHAPELAIN .

Parents & Family of François PAQUIN

Parents of François PAQUIN

Father

Nicolas PAQUIN

Mother

Therese GROLEAU

Grandparents of François PAQUIN

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas PAQUIN Marie-Françoise PLANTE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre GROLEAU Geneviève LABERGE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François PAQUIN

François PAQUIN married

Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN
Marriage date: 22 November 1751
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRÉGOIRE and Marie-Josephte CHAPELAIN

Children of François PAQUIN and Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN

Suzanne PAQUIN

Born: 7 February 1761, Louiseville, Canada
Died: 16 July 1832, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques ST-YVES 14 October 1782 Place: Louiseville, 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 — 1724
13 October 1724
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
François PAQUIN and Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN 22 November 1751, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 27 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Suzanne PAQUIN was born 7 February 1761, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

François was 36 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Suzanne PAQUIN married 14 October 1782, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada to Jacques ST-YVES

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN died 22 December 1790, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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)

Death — 1806
5 January 1806
Louiseville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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