François VARRY (VARY)

Born

6 May 1751 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

15 November 1817 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Reine BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 23 November 1778 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Reine BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was born 25 February 1757 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Marie-Reine died 11 November 1831 in Montréal, Lower Canada . Marie-Reine was the child of Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Reine-Ange GERVAIS .

Parents & Family of François VARRY (VARY)

Parents of François VARRY (VARY)

Father

Charles VARRY (VARY)

Mother

Madeleine THUOT

Grandparents of François VARRY (VARY)

Paternal grandparents

Charles VARRY dit VIGNERON Marie DEMERS

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Edme THUOT dit LAFONTAINE DUVAL Marie-Angélique FOURNIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François VARRY (VARY)

François VARRY (VARY) married

Marie-Reine BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS
Marriage date: 23 November 1778
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Reine BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was the child of Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Reine-Ange GERVAIS

Children of François VARRY (VARY) and Marie-Reine BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Catherine VARRY

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 October 1852, Longueuil, Canada East

Married: Michel DELAGE dit LAVIGUEUR 30 September 1805 Place: Saint-Constant, 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 — 1751
6 May 1751
Longueuil, 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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
François VARRY (VARY) and Marie-Reine BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 23 November 1778, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 27 years old.

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

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

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Catherine VARRY married 30 September 1805, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada to Michel DELAGE dit LAVIGUEUR