Charles DORION

Born

15 December 1748 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

16 November 1789 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DORION Marie-Geneviève DEGUISE dite FLAMAND

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Born: 15 December 1748 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DORION

Mother: Marie-Geneviève DEGUISE dite FLAMAND

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DORION , Genevieve CHAPEAU

Maternal grandparents: Gerard-Guillaume DEGUISE dit FLAMAND , Marie-Anne ROUILLARD

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Charles married Madeleine JUNEAU 18 January 1773 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine JUNEAU was born 31 August 1730 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Madeleine died 7 October 1804 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Madeleine was the child of Charles JUNEAU and Madeleine BARIBEAU.

Charles DORION died 16 November 1789 in Sorel, 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 DORION married

Madeleine JUNEAU
Marriage date: 18 January 1773
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine JUNEAU was the child of Charles JUNEAU and Madeleine BARIBEAU

Children of Charles DORION and Madeleine JUNEAU

Charles DORION

Born: 1 October 1775, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1748
15 December 1748
Québec, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Charles DORION and Madeleine JUNEAU 18 January 1773, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 24 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Charles DORION was born 1 October 1775, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Charles was 26 years old.

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.