François PERRAULT

(b. 1 September 1719 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1799 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

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François PERRAULT was born 1 September 1719 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François PERRAULT was the child of Bertrand PERRAULT (PERROT) and Angélique SIMON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PERRAULT (PERROT) and Marie GAGNÉ (maternal) Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE and Catherine DROUIN

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François married Brigitte DROUIN 18 February 1743 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Brigitte DROUIN was born 9 September 1722 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Brigitte was the child of Pierre DROUIN and Louise LÉTOURNEAU.

François PERRAULT died 12 February 1799 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of François PERRAULT

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François PERRAULT married

Brigitte DROUIN-- Date: 18 February 1743 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Brigitte DROUIN was the child of Pierre DROUIN and Louise LÉTOURNEAU

Children of François PERRAULT and Brigitte DROUIN:

Marie-Thérèse PERRAULT (b.25 March 1757, Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France d. 22 October 1818, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)
m. Augustin CARETTE (CARRÉ) 8 October 1782 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1719 Birth
1 September 1719
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
François PERRAULT and Brigitte DROUIN 18 February 1743, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse PERRAULT was born 25 March 1757, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

François was 37 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse PERRAULT married 8 October 1782, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Augustin CARETTE (CARRÉ)

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)