Romain CHOUINARD

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6 June 1748 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

16 January 1828 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Pierre CHOUINARD Marie-Anne PELLETIER

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Born: 6 June 1748 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre CHOUINARD

Mother: Marie-Anne PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents: Jacques CHOUINARD , Louise JEAN

Maternal grandparents: Charles PELLETIER , Barbe ST-PIERRE

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Romain married Ursule THIBAULT 20 June 1774 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . Ursule THIBAULT was born 24 March 1749 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Ursule died 3 January 1777 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Ursule was the child of Louis-Andre THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) and Francoise-Ursule CLOUTIER.

Romain married (2) Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT 11 January 1779 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT was born 9 February 1749 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Modeste died 18 April 1827 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Modeste was the child of Jean-Baptiste VAILLANCOURT and Felicite THIBAULT.

Romain CHOUINARD died 16 January 1828 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Romain CHOUINARD married

Ursule THIBAULT
Marriage date: 20 June 1774
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule THIBAULT was the child of Louis-Andre THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) and Francoise-Ursule CLOUTIER

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Romain CHOUINARD married

Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT
Marriage date: 11 January 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT was the child of Jean-Baptiste VAILLANCOURT and Felicite THIBAULT

Children of Romain CHOUINARD and Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT

Romain CHOUINARD

Born: 20 November 1779, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 January 1857, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Francoise TALBOT 4 February 1799 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Modeste CHOUINARD

Born: 18 November 1783, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 June 1863, Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Matane, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Henri OUELLET 12 January 1801 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Therese CHOUINARD

Born: 22 July 1785, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 July 1851, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Francois-Roger CARON 6 June 1804 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1748
6 June 1748
L'Islet, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Romain CHOUINARD and Ursule THIBAULT 20 June 1774, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 26 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule THIBAULT died 3 January 1777, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

1779 Marriage / Partner
Romain CHOUINARD and Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT 11 January 1779, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Romain CHOUINARD was born 20 November 1779, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Romain was 31 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Modeste CHOUINARD was born 18 November 1783, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Romain was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Therese CHOUINARD was born 22 July 1785, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Romain was 37 years old.

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Romain CHOUINARD married 4 February 1799, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Francoise TALBOT

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Modeste CHOUINARD married 12 January 1801, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Henri OUELLET

1804 Marriage of Child
Therese CHOUINARD married 6 June 1804, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Francois-Roger CARON

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT died 18 April 1827, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Death — 1828
16 January 1828
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.