Bonaventure NORMAND

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22 September 1758 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

3 June 1816 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

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Jacques NORMAND Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS

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Born: 22 September 1758 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques NORMAND

Mother: Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jacques NORMAND (LE NORMAND) , Marie-Marguerite-Louise COLLET (COLLETTE)

Maternal grandparents: François LANGLOIS , Marie GENEST

Bonaventure had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Bonaventure married Josephte COUILLARD 16 February 1784 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte COUILLARD was born 10 September 1763 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Josephte died 29 January 1825 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Josephte was the child of Joseph COUILLARD and Marie-Josephe CARON.

Bonaventure NORMAND died 3 June 1816 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .
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Bonaventure NORMAND married

Josephte COUILLARD
Marriage date: 16 February 1784
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte COUILLARD was the child of Joseph COUILLARD and Marie-Josephe CARON

Children of Bonaventure NORMAND and Josephte COUILLARD

Marie-Angele NORMAND

Born: 20 April 1791, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Henri TREBERT 18 July 1815 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1758
22 September 1758
L'Islet, 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.

Revolutionary War
NORMAND,Bone. L'Islet. Fought for the Americans winter 1775-76, served in navigation (BTW)
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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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Bonaventure NORMAND and Josephte COUILLARD 16 February 1784, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 25 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Angele NORMAND was born 20 April 1791, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Bonaventure was 32 years old.

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

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

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angele NORMAND married 18 July 1815, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Henri TREBERT