Francois DESHAIES

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abt. 1738 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

5 November 1804 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Augustin DESHAIES Anne-Celeste BOURBEAU

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Born: abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Augustin DESHAIES

Mother: Anne-Celeste BOURBEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR , Marguerite GUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE , Thérèse CARPENTIER

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Francois married Francoise COURCHESNE 5 February 1770 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise COURCHESNE was born abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francoise died 24 April 1825 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Francoise was the child of Antoine COURCHESNE and Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE.

Francois DESHAIES died 5 November 1804 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Francois DESHAIES married

Francoise COURCHESNE
Marriage date: 5 February 1770
Marriage place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise COURCHESNE was the child of Antoine COURCHESNE and Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE

Children of Francois DESHAIES and Francoise COURCHESNE

Joseph DESHAIES

Born: abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 August 1834, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Cecile MARCHAND 24 February 1794 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Francois DESHAIES and Francoise COURCHESNE 5 February 1770, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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.