François BERUBE

Born

28 January 1759 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

23 March 1814 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Catherine OUELLET 18 July 1785 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine OUELLET was born 7 September 1766 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Catherine was the child of Sebastien OUELLET and Marie-Catherine PLOURDE .

Parents & Family of François BERUBE

Parents of François BERUBE

Father

Francois BERUBE

Mother

Louise MOREAU

Grandparents of François BERUBE

Paternal grandparents

François BERUBE Angélique-Madeleine LEVESQUE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Francois-Ignace MOREAU Anne DIONNE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François BERUBE

François BERUBE married

Marie-Catherine OUELLET
Marriage date: 18 July 1785
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine OUELLET was the child of Sebastien OUELLET and Marie-Catherine PLOURDE

Children of François BERUBE and Marie-Catherine OUELLET

Joseph-Francois BERUBE

Born: 15 September 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angelique GAGNON 23 July 1810 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Michel BERUBE

Born: 23 September 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 September 1841, St-Simon, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Married: Euphrosine LEVESQUE 1 February 1813 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1759
28 January 1759
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
François BERUBE and Marie-Catherine OUELLET 18 July 1785, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 26 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Joseph-Francois BERUBE was born 15 September 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

François was 28 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Michel BERUBE was born 23 September 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

François was 31 years old.

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)

1810 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Francois BERUBE married 23 July 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Angelique GAGNON

1813 Marriage of Child
Michel BERUBE married 1 February 1813, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Euphrosine LEVESQUE