Jean-Baptiste CHENAIL (GENAILLE)

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1 December 1750 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

14 August 1836 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE)Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET

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Born: 1 December 1750 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE)

Mother: Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MÉTRAS dit FENOUILLET , Charlotte GATIGNON

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine-Hélène RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE 10 October 1785 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine-Hélène RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE was born 14 September 1762 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine-Hélène died 31 January 1840 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine-Hélène was the child of Jean-Baptiste RAYMOND dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Geneviève SURPRENANT.

Jean-Baptiste CHENAIL (GENAILLE) died 14 August 1836 in La Prairie, 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-Catherine-Hélène RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE
Marriage date: 10 October 1785
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Catherine-Hélène RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste RAYMOND dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Geneviève SURPRENANT

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHENAIL (GENAILLE) and Marie-Catherine-Hélène RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE

Elisabeth CHENAIL

Born: 6 March 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Nicolas VARIN 26 November 1827 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1750
1 December 1750
Québec Province, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHENAIL (GENAILLE) and Marie-Catherine-Hélène RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE 10 October 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 34 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1801 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CHENAIL was born 6 March 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth CHENAIL married 26 November 1827, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Nicolas VARIN

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England