Charles-Louis BEGIN

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6 May 1736 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

4 November 1802 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Jacques BEGIN Genevieve-Charlotte ROCHON

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Born: 6 May 1736 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BEGIN

Mother: Genevieve-Charlotte ROCHON

Paternal grandparents: Louis BEGIN , Jeanne DURAND

Maternal grandparents: Etienne ROCHON , Marie-Charlotte JEANNE

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Charles-Louis married Marie-Louise SAMSON 24 August 1761 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise SAMSON was born 28 September 1736 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Louise was the child of Etienne SAMSON and Marie-Angelique GUAY.

Charles-Louis BEGIN died 4 November 1802 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Louise SAMSON
Marriage date: 24 August 1761
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada
Marie-Louise SAMSON was the child of Etienne SAMSON and Marie-Angelique GUAY

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Louise BEGIN

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Abraham-Louis LAGUE 26 October 1790 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1736
6 May 1736
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Louis BEGIN and Marie-Louise SAMSON 24 August 1761, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 25 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Louise BEGIN married 26 October 1790, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Abraham-Louis LAGUE

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)