Antoine-Francois GERMAIN

(b. 4 July 1751 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1803 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Antoine-Francois GERMAIN was born 4 July 1751 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Antoine-Francois GERMAIN was the child of Antoine GERMAIN and Angélique PAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-Étienne GERMAIN and Elisabeth TROTTIER (maternal) Jean-Martin PAGÉ dit QUERCY and Françoise GODIN

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Antoine-Francois married Marie-Louise JOBIN dite BOISVERT 25 September 1773 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise JOBIN dite BOISVERT was born 20 February 1756 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Louise died 26 May 1837 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Louise was the child of Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Charlotte HAMELIN.

Antoine-Francois GERMAIN died 25 May 1803 in Cap-Santé, 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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Antoine-Francois GERMAIN married

Marie-Louise JOBIN dite BOISVERT-- Date: 25 September 1773 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise JOBIN dite BOISVERT was the child of Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Charlotte HAMELIN

Children of Antoine-Francois GERMAIN and Marie-Louise JOBIN dite BOISVERT:

Louise GERMAIN dite BELISLE (b.28 February 1792, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Etienne BARIL 22 January 1807 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1751 Birth
4 July 1751
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Antoine-Francois GERMAIN and Marie-Louise JOBIN dite BOISVERT 25 September 1773, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 22 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.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Louise GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born 28 February 1792, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Antoine-Francois was 40 years old.

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

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