Damase DUCHESNE

Born

5 June 1772 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 December 1853 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

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Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE Marie-Julie GIRARD

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Born: 5 June 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE

Mother: Marie-Julie GIRARD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DUCHESNE , Angélique LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas GIRARD , Marie-Françoise DESBIENS

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Damase married Agnes FILION 17 November 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes FILION was born 24 July 1778 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Agnes died 12 December 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Agnes was the child of André FILION and Marie-Fortunée GIRARD.

Damase married (2) Marie-Marthe TREMBLAY 28 April 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Marthe TREMBLAY was born 3 May 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Marthe died 6 March 1816 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Marthe was the child of Etienne-Dominique TREMBLAY and Therese GAGNE.

Damase married (3) Justine-Felicite TREMBLAY 27 October 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Justine-Felicite TREMBLAY was born 20 September 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Justine-Felicite died 31 December 1854 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Justine-Felicite was the child of Louis-Julien TREMBLAY and Emerentienne LAVOIE.

Damase DUCHESNE died 8 December 1853 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East.
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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
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Damase DUCHESNE married

Agnes FILION
Marriage date: 17 November 1795
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Agnes FILION was the child of André FILION and Marie-Fortunée GIRARD

Children of Damase DUCHESNE and Agnes FILION

Pierre-Paul DUCHESNE

Born: 8 December 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 11 December 1864, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth MORIN 1 March 1859 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Damase DUCHESNE married

Marie-Marthe TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 28 April 1801
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie-Marthe TREMBLAY was the child of Etienne-Dominique TREMBLAY and Therese GAGNE

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Children of Damase DUCHESNE and Marie-Marthe TREMBLAY

Etienne DUCHESNE

Born: 9 February 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Euphrosine GAGNÉ 28 March 1829 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Agnes DUCHESNE

Born: 27 June 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Bernard LAVOIE 18 September 1827 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase DUCHESNE

Born: 1 January 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Charlotte DUCHESNE 18 November 1834 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DUCHESNE

Born: 31 October 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 10 February 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Augustin DUCHESNE

Born: 14 August 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Damase DUCHESNE married

Justine-Felicite TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 27 October 1818
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Justine-Felicite TREMBLAY was the child of Louis-Julien TREMBLAY and Emerentienne LAVOIE

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Children of Damase DUCHESNE and Justine-Felicite TREMBLAY

Adelaide DUSHESNE

Born: 9 September 1829, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Died: 6 May 1903, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Obeline DUCHESNE

Born: abt. 1835, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Aurelie DUCHESNE

Born: 24 February 1835, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Died: 10 November 1915, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1772
5 June 1772
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Damase DUCHESNE and Agnes FILION 17 November 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Pierre-Paul DUCHESNE was born 8 December 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase was 24 years old.

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agnes FILION died 12 December 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
Damase DUCHESNE and Marie-Marthe TREMBLAY 28 April 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Etienne DUCHESNE was born 9 February 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase was 29 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Agnes DUCHESNE was born 27 June 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase was 31 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Damase DUCHESNE was born 1 January 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase was 32 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUCHESNE was born 31 October 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase was 34 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Augustin DUCHESNE was born 14 August 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase was 37 years old.

1810 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUCHESNE died 10 February 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase was 37 years old.

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marthe TREMBLAY died 6 March 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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.

1818 Marriage / Partner
Damase DUCHESNE and Justine-Felicite TREMBLAY 27 October 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 46 years old.

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)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Agnes DUCHESNE married 18 September 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Bernard LAVOIE

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Etienne DUCHESNE married 28 March 1829, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Euphrosine GAGNÉ

1829 Birth of Child
Adelaide DUSHESNE was born 9 September 1829, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Damase was 57 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Marriage of Child
Damase DUCHESNE married 18 November 1834, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte DUCHESNE

1835 Birth of Child
Aurelie DUCHESNE was born 24 February 1835, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Damase was 62 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)