Francois ROBITAILLE

Born

6 May 1768 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 November 1841 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East

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Romain ROBITAILLE Marie-Josephte DROLET

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Francois ROBITAILLE was born 6 May 1768 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois ROBITAILLE was the child of Romain ROBITAILLE and Marie-Josephte DROLET

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Romain ROBITAILLE and Marie-Francoise MARIER (maternal) Jacques DROLET and Therese BOUTIN

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Francois married Scholastique CARON 24 May 1802 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Scholastique CARON was born 5 August 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Scholastique died 27 February 1850 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Scholastique was the child of Ambroise CARON and Victoire DUFOUR.

Francois ROBITAILLE died 12 November 1841 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Scholastique CARON-- Date: 24 May 1802 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Scholastique CARON was the child of Ambroise CARON and Victoire DUFOUR

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Francois-Xavier ROBITAILLE (b.4 June 1819, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Azille-Osithee-Odile MOREAU 26 November 1839 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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1768 Birth
6 May 1768
L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Francois ROBITAILLE and Scholastique CARON 24 May 1802, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 34 years old.

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.

1819 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier ROBITAILLE was born 4 June 1819, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Francois was 51 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage of Child
Francois-Xavier ROBITAILLE married 26 November 1839, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Azille-Osithee-Odile MOREAU

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States