Francois CARON

Born

9 April 1750 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

12 March 1817 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

Francois married Modeste BERNIER 19 January 1779 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Modeste BERNIER was born 24 March 1762 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada . Modeste died 2 May 1836 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada. Modeste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marie-Louise CHEVALIER .

Parents & Family of Francois CARON

Parents of Francois CARON

Father

Louis CARON

Mother

Blanche-Genevieve PAMPALON dite LABRANCHE

Grandparents of Francois CARON

Paternal grandparents

François CARON Françoise PARÉ

Maternal grandparents

François PAMPALON dit LABRANCHE Marie-Jeanne BOUCHARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois CARON

Francois CARON married

Modeste BERNIER
Marriage date: 19 January 1779
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Modeste BERNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marie-Louise CHEVALIER

Children of Francois CARON and Modeste BERNIER

Prosper CARON

Born: 13 October 1793, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: 3 September 1851, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East

Married: Veronique DUBE 21 September 1818 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1750
9 April 1750
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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Francois CARON and Modeste BERNIER 19 January 1779, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 28 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)

1793 Birth of Child
Prosper CARON was born 13 October 1793, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Francois was 43 years old.

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