François COMEAU

Born

abt. 1742 , Acadia, Canada

Died

28 December 1826 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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François COMEAU Marie Madeleine LORD

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Born: abt. 1742 in Acadia, Canada

Father: François COMEAU

Mother: Marie Madeleine LORD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre COMEAU dit DES LOUPS-MARINS , Jeanne Marie BOURGEOIS

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre LORD dit LAMONTAGNE , Marie Françoise BARIAU (BÉRIAULT)

François was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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François married Françoise PARIS dite LAMADELEINE 17 October 1767 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise PARIS dite LAMADELEINE was born May 1744 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Françoise died 1 December 1773 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Françoise was the child of Louis-Ignace PARIS dit LAMADELEINE and Michelle-Renee DAVID dite BARTHÉLEMY.

François married (2) Geneviève DUBOIS dite CLEMENT 6 June 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève DUBOIS dite CLEMENT was born abt. 1751 in Canada. Geneviève died 12 January 1831 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU.

François COMEAU died 28 December 1826 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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François COMEAU married

Françoise PARIS dite LAMADELEINE
Marriage date: 17 October 1767
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Françoise PARIS dite LAMADELEINE was the child of Louis-Ignace PARIS dit LAMADELEINE and Michelle-Renee DAVID dite BARTHÉLEMY

Children of François COMEAU and Françoise PARIS dite LAMADELEINE

Marie-Françoise COMEAU

Born: 19 August 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 June 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis LEBLANC 8 June 1789 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Isabelle COMEAU

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Eloi BELANGER 19 November 1804 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

François COMEAU married

Geneviève DUBOIS dite CLEMENT
Marriage date: 6 June 1774
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Geneviève DUBOIS dite CLEMENT was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU

Children of François COMEAU and Geneviève DUBOIS dite CLEMENT

Francois COMEAU

Born: 6 August 1783, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 April 1848, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Marie BOURBEAU 27 September 1808 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
François COMEAU and Françoise PARIS dite LAMADELEINE 17 October 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise COMEAU was born 19 August 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise PARIS dite LAMADELEINE died 1 December 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1774 Marriage / Partner
François COMEAU and Geneviève DUBOIS dite CLEMENT 6 June 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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.

1783 Birth of Child
Francois COMEAU was born 6 August 1783, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise COMEAU married 8 June 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Alexis LEBLANC

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1800 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise COMEAU died 19 June 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1804 Marriage of Child
Isabelle COMEAU married 19 November 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Eloi BELANGER

1808 Marriage of Child
Francois COMEAU married 27 September 1808, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie BOURBEAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

Death — 1826
28 December 1826
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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