François BARIL

(b. 30 May 1757 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1840 , Batiscan, Lower Canada )

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François BARIL was born 30 May 1757 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

François BARIL was the child of Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE and Geneviève VEILLETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BARIL and Marie-Charlotte GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) (maternal) Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE and Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

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

François married Geneviève BONENFANT 11 February 1782 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève BONENFANT was born 30 March 1762 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Geneviève died 13 June 1792 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Geneviève was the child of Alexis-Jacques BONENFANT and Josephte COSSETTE.

François married (2) Madeleine LEFEBVRE 19 September 1802 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . Madeleine LEFEBVRE was born 3 November 1764 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Madeleine died 15 October 1840 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Madeleine was the child of Nicolas LEFEBVRE and Marthe CÔTÉ.

François BARIL died 21 October 1840 in Batiscan, 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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François BARIL married

Geneviève BONENFANT-- Date: 11 February 1782 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève BONENFANT was the child of Alexis-Jacques BONENFANT and Josephte COSSETTE

Children of François BARIL and Geneviève BONENFANT:

Josephte BARIL (b.15 March 1788, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 November 1878, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph HOULE (HOUDE) 25 November 1811 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François BARIL married

Madeleine LEFEBVRE-- Date: 19 September 1802 Place: Batiscan, Lower Canada
Madeleine LEFEBVRE was the child of Nicolas LEFEBVRE and Marthe CÔTÉ

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1757 Birth
30 May 1757
Batiscan, 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.

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 / Partner
François BARIL and Geneviève BONENFANT 11 February 1782, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Josephte BARIL was born 15 March 1788, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 30 years old.

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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève BONENFANT died 13 June 1792, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
François BARIL and Madeleine LEFEBVRE 19 September 1802, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 45 years old.

1811 Marriage of Child
Josephte BARIL married 25 November 1811, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Joseph HOULE (HOUDE)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)