Etienne DROUIN

Born

10 August 1731 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

26 August 1782 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Nicolas DROUIN Geneviève PERRAULT

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Born: 10 August 1731 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas DROUIN

Mother: Geneviève PERRAULT

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas DROUIN , Marie LOIGNON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PERRAULT (PERROT) , Marie GAGNÉ

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Etienne married Thecle GUYON (DION) 2 February 1756 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thecle GUYON (DION) was born 7 November 1735 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Thecle died 24 February 1811 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Thecle was the child of Jean GUYON and Marthe BAUCHER.

Etienne DROUIN died 26 August 1782 in Sainte-Famille-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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Etienne DROUIN married

Thecle GUYON (DION)
Marriage date: 2 February 1756
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Thecle GUYON (DION) was the child of Jean GUYON and Marthe BAUCHER

Children of Etienne DROUIN and Thecle GUYON (DION)

Marie-Thecle DROUIN

Born: 30 October 1756, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1790, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Maxime FAUCHER 23 January 1775 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Genevieve DROUIN

Born: 8 August 1758, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 20 November 1796, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques MARTINEAU 11 November 1782 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
10 August 1731
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DROUIN and Thecle GUYON (DION) 2 February 1756, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle DROUIN was born 30 October 1756, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 25 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Genevieve DROUIN was born 8 August 1758, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 27 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thecle DROUIN married 23 January 1775, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Maxime FAUCHER

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.