François LECLERC

(b. 11 November 1732 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 4 September 1777 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François LECLERC was born 11 November 1732 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François LECLERC was the child of François LECLERC and Helene COTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Charles LECLERC and Marguerite BAUCHER dite MORENCY (maternal) Jean COTE dit LEFRISÉ and Marie-Anne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

François had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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François married Marie-Josephte NOLIN 27 January 1755 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte NOLIN was born 24 June 1735 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 5 March 1803 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Guillaume NOLIN and Thérèse TRUDEL.

François LECLERC died 4 September 1777 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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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François LECLERC married

Marie-Josephte NOLIN-- Date: 27 January 1755 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte NOLIN was the child of Guillaume NOLIN and Thérèse TRUDEL

Children of François LECLERC and Marie-Josephte NOLIN:

Basile LECLERC (b.8 August 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 22 April 1848, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Marie-Angelique GUENETTE 13 January 1784 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1732 Birth
11 November 1732
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
François LECLERC and Marie-Josephte NOLIN 27 January 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Basile LECLERC was born 8 August 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

François was 27 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.