Francois
BOIS
Born
25 February 1766
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
20 March 1830
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
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Born: 25 February 1766 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Etienne BOIS
Paternal grandparents:
Jacques BOIS
, Marie-Angélique MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ
Maternal grandparents:
Joseph-Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES
, Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Veronique DUBE 16 October 1798 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique DUBE was born 10 April 1782 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Veronique was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUBE and Veronique FOURNIER.
Francois BOIS died 20 March 1830 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Francois BOIS
Francois BOIS married 
Veronique DUBE
Marriage date: 16 October 1798
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
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Veronique DUBE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUBE and Veronique FOURNIER
Veronique DUBEMarriage date: 16 October 1798
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Francois BOIS and Veronique DUBEVeronique DUBE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUBE and Veronique FOURNIER
Children of Francois BOIS and Veronique DUBE
Basilisse BOISBorn: 13 October 1805, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 6 October 1876, Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, Québec, Canada
Died: 6 October 1876, Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, Québec, Canada
Married: Pierre ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT 4 February 1823 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 176625 February 1766
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1798 Marriage / PartnerFrancois BOIS and Veronique DUBE 16 October 1798, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
He was 32 years old.
1805 Birth of ChildBasilisse BOIS was born 13 October 1805, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Francois was 39 years old.
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 England1823 Marriage of ChildBasilisse BOIS married 4 February 1823, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Pierre ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT
Death — 183020 March 1830
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 64.
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