Francois DUVAL

(b. 25 March 1735 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1827 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Francois DUVAL was born 25 March 1735 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Francois DUVAL was the child of Francois DUVAL and Elisabeth GOUPIL dite LAVIOLETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUVAL dit DUPONTHAUT and Marie-Anne BOUCHER (maternal) Antoine GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Jeanne GABOURY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois married Genevieve GAGNON 20 October 1760 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve GAGNON was born 14 November 1744 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Genevieve died 1 May 1790 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Claire FOURNIER.

Francois DUVAL died 27 August 1827 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Francois DUVAL married

Genevieve GAGNON-- Date: 20 October 1760 Place: L'Islet, Canada
Genevieve GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Claire FOURNIER

Children of Francois DUVAL and Genevieve GAGNON:

Therese DUVAL (b.25 August 1763, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 June 1789, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Louis DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE 30 July 1781 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Angélique DUVAL (b.2 April 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Eucher TREMBLAY 22 August 1803 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1735 Birth
25 March 1735
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Francois DUVAL and Genevieve GAGNON 20 October 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Therese DUVAL was born 25 August 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Francois was 28 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.