Germain DIONNE

Born

9 January 1740 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

30 July 1801 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY Marie-Anne LIZOTTE

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Born: 9 January 1740 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Marie-Anne LIZOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Jean DIONNE , Marie-Charlotte MIGNAULT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LIZOTTE , Françoise DANCOSSE

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Germain married Dorothee LEVESQUE 5 January 1770 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorothee LEVESQUE was born 14 February 1749 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Dorothee died 1 February 1819 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Dorothee was the child of Dominique LEVESQUE and Dorothee BERUBE.

Germain DIONNE died 30 July 1801 in La Pocatière, 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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Dorothee LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 5 January 1770
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Dorothee LEVESQUE was the child of Dominique LEVESQUE and Dorothee BERUBE

Children of Germain DIONNE and Dorothee LEVESQUE

Louis-Marie DIONNE

Born: 30 March 1777, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 October 1854, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East

Married: Marie-Charlotte LEMIEUX 6 July 1795 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1740
9 January 1740
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Germain DIONNE and Dorothee LEVESQUE 5 January 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 30 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie DIONNE was born 30 March 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Germain was 37 years old.

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)

1795 Marriage of Child
Louis-Marie DIONNE married 6 July 1795, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Charlotte LEMIEUX

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)