François DROUIN

(b. 20 September 1692 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1767 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François DROUIN was born 20 September 1692 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François DROUIN was the child of Nicolas DROUIN and Marie LOIGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert DROUIN and Marie CHAPELIER (maternal) Pierre LOIGNON and Françoise ROUSSIN

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François married Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS 2 May 1719 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS was born 5 December 1693 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 17 December 1754 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS and Jeanne NOURICE.

François married (2) Elisabeth FONTAINE 12 July 1756 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Elisabeth FONTAINE was born abt. 1698 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Elisabeth died 20 March 1762 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE.

François DROUIN died 2 February 1767 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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 DROUIN married

Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS-- Date: 2 May 1719 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS was the child of Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS and Jeanne NOURICE

Children of François DROUIN and Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS:

Marie-Josephe DROUIN (b.25 November 1722, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 26 February 1783, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis BIDET dit DESROUSSELS 22 January 1742 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise DROUIN (b.26 August 1731, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1799, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. André ASSELIN 19 April 1751 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François DROUIN married

Elisabeth FONTAINE-- Date: 12 July 1756 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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Elisabeth FONTAINE was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE

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1692 Birth
20 September 1692
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
François DROUIN and Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS 2 May 1719, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DROUIN was born 25 November 1722, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François was 30 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DROUIN was born 26 August 1731, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François was 38 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DROUIN married 22 January 1742, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Louis BIDET dit DESROUSSELS

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise DROUIN married 19 April 1751, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to André ASSELIN

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS died 17 December 1754, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1756 Marriage / Partner
François DROUIN and Elisabeth FONTAINE 12 July 1756, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 63 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth FONTAINE died 20 March 1762, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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.

1767 Death
2 February 1767
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.

Added: 12/7/2014 12:13:05 PM - Updated: 12/13/2023 3:54:40 PM