Etienne CHAREST

Born

16 February 1718 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

6 August 1783 , Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Canada

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Etienne CHAREST Thérèse DUROY

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Born: 16 February 1718 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne CHAREST

Mother: Thérèse DUROY

Paternal grandparents: Étienne CHAREST , Catherine BISSOT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DUROY , Marguerite LEVASSEUR

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Etienne married Catherine TROTTIER dite DESAULNIERS 22 October 1742 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Catherine TROTTIER dite DESAULNIERS was born 23 October 1727 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine was the child of Pierre TROTTIER dit DESAULNIERS and Marguerite CHERON.

Etienne CHAREST died 6 August 1783 in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Canada.
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Catherine TROTTIER dite DESAULNIERS
Marriage date: 22 October 1742
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Catherine TROTTIER dite DESAULNIERS was the child of Pierre TROTTIER dit DESAULNIERS and Marguerite CHERON

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Birth — 1718
16 February 1718
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Etienne CHAREST and Catherine TROTTIER dite DESAULNIERS 22 October 1742, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 24 years old.

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

On June 30, 1759, the village of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-Lévy was attacked by the troops of Lieutenant-General Robert Monckton.
His 2092 men invaded the heart of the village defended by 300 militiamen and Amerindians under the command of Étienne Charest (born in 1718 and died in 1783).
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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.

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.