Françoise BLANCHET

Born

17 February 1746 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

21 February 1823 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Françoise BLANCHET

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Born: 17 February 1746 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Parents of Françoise BLANCHET

Father

François BLANCHET

Mother

Claire FOURNIER

Grandparents of Françoise BLANCHET

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET Geneviève GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents

Joseph FOURNIER Elisabeth GAGNÉ

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Françoise married François BOULET (BOULAY) 11 November 1776 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François BOULET (BOULAY) was born 23 September 1750 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . François died 18 November 1819 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . François was the child of Jacques-Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Madeleine GAGNÉ.

Françoise BLANCHET died 21 February 1823 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise BLANCHET

Françoise BLANCHET married

François BOULET (BOULAY)
Marriage date: 11 November 1776
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
François BOULET (BOULAY) was the child of Jacques-Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Madeleine GAGNÉ

Children of François BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise BLANCHET

Catherine BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 20 September 1788, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 March 1840, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Jean COTE 21 July 1823 Place: L'Isle-Verte, 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 — 1746
17 February 1746
Montmagny, 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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BLANCHET and François BOULET (BOULAY) 11 November 1776, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Catherine BOULET (BOULAY) was born 20 September 1788, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Françoise was 42 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)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.