François ROCHON

Born

20 February 1730 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1792 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

François married Charlotte PRESSEAU 17 October 1763 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte PRESSEAU was born 2 December 1742 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 2 May 1829 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada. Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste PRESSEAU dit FABIEN and Marie-Louise LABELLE .

Parents & Family of François ROCHON

Parents of François ROCHON

Father

François ROCHON

Mother

Marie-Charlotte GINGRAS

Grandparents of François ROCHON

Paternal grandparents

Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) Marie-Madeleine GUYON

Maternal grandparents

Charles GINGRAS Françoise AMYOT (AMIOT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François ROCHON

François ROCHON married

Charlotte PRESSEAU
Marriage date: 17 October 1763
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte PRESSEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste PRESSEAU dit FABIEN and Marie-Louise LABELLE

Children of François ROCHON and Charlotte PRESSEAU

Jean-Baptiste ROCHON

Born: 11 September 1780, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BREYER 22 January 1816 Place: Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Charles ROCHON

Born: 20 June 1785, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 November 1871, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Felicite MEILLEUR 11 November 1816 Place: Saint-Eustache, 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 — 1730
20 February 1730
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
François ROCHON and Charlotte PRESSEAU 17 October 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 33 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.