François VOYER

Born

31 October 1724 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

29 May 1812 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

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François-Marie VOYER Marie-Agathe HAMEL

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Born: 31 October 1724 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: François-Marie VOYER

Mother: Marie-Agathe HAMEL

Paternal grandparents: Jacques VOYER dit LEJARDINIER , Jeanne ROUTIER (ROUTHIER)

Maternal grandparents: Jean HAMEL , Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

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François married Marie-Louise ROBITAILLE 6 June 1748 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise ROBITAILLE was born 17 January 1724 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Louise died 30 March 1798 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBITAILLE and Marguerite MEUNIER.

François VOYER died 29 May 1812 in L'Ancienne Lorette, 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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Marie-Louise ROBITAILLE
Marriage date: 6 June 1748
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise ROBITAILLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBITAILLE and Marguerite MEUNIER

Children of François VOYER and Marie-Louise ROBITAILLE

Angelique VOYER

Born: abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 February 1832, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph ROBITAILLE 23 January 1781 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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Birth — 1724
31 October 1724
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
François VOYER and Marie-Louise ROBITAILLE 6 June 1748, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Angelique VOYER married 23 January 1781, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Joseph ROBITAILLE

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)