François MAROIS

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5 February 1729 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

23 November 1804 , Mascouche, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste MAROIS Marie-Catherine COTINEAU

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Born: 5 February 1729 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MAROIS

Mother: Marie-Catherine COTINEAU

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume MAROIS , Catherine LABERGE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste COTINEAU dit DESLAURIERS , Catherine LAMOUREUX

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François married Elizabeth OUIMET 3 August 1750 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth OUIMET was born 1 September 1730 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Elizabeth died 29 October 1810 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Elizabeth was the child of Albert OUIMET and Elisabeth MARIER (LEMARIÉ).

François MAROIS died 23 November 1804 in Mascouche, Lower Canada .
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François MAROIS married

Elizabeth OUIMET
Marriage date: 3 August 1750
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Elizabeth OUIMET was the child of Albert OUIMET and Elisabeth MARIER (LEMARIÉ)

Children of François MAROIS and Elizabeth OUIMET

Albert MAROIS

Born: 29 December 1761, Mascouche, Canada
Died: 15 October 1831, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite JANARD 19 February 1787 Place: Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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Birth — 1729
5 February 1729
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
François MAROIS and Elizabeth OUIMET 3 August 1750, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 21 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Albert MAROIS was born 29 December 1761, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

François was 32 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.