Charles LORRAIN

(b. 12 March 1709 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1776 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles LORRAIN was born 12 March 1709 in Laval, Canada, New France

Charles LORRAIN was the child of Thierry-Pierre LORRAIN and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LORRAIN dit LACHAPELLE and Françoise HULIN (HAULIN) (maternal) Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE and Marguerite DOUCINET

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Charles married Marie-Charlotte CORBEIL 31 October 1730 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte CORBEIL was born 19 January 1712 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Charlotte died 11 April 1780 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Andre CORBEIL dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Charlotte POUTRE dite LAVIGNE.

Charles LORRAIN died 20 October 1776 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, 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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Charles LORRAIN married

Marie-Charlotte CORBEIL-- Date: 31 October 1730 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte CORBEIL was the child of Andre CORBEIL dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Charlotte POUTRE dite LAVIGNE

Children of Charles LORRAIN and Marie-Charlotte CORBEIL:

Joseph LORRAIN (b.28 March 1732, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE 7 July 1755 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charlotte LORRAIN (b.28 October 1733, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1790, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. François HOGUE 9 February 1756 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
m. Pierre MORIN 6 February 1764 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1709 Birth
12 March 1709
Laval, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Charles LORRAIN and Marie-Charlotte CORBEIL 31 October 1730, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 21 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Joseph LORRAIN was born 28 March 1732, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Charles was 23 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Charlotte LORRAIN was born 28 October 1733, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Charles was 24 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Joseph LORRAIN married 7 July 1755, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE

1756 Marriage of Child
Charlotte LORRAIN married 9 February 1756 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to François HOGUE

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Charlotte LORRAIN married 6 February 1764, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Pierre MORIN

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.