Gabriel BACON

Born

21 November 1749 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

15 April 1820 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Eustache BACON Marguerite RANCOURT

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Born: 21 November 1749 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Eustache BACON

Mother: Marguerite RANCOURT

Paternal grandparents: Joseph BACON , Dorothee CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Francois RANCOURT , Louise POULIN

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Gabriel married Françoise GAGNON 15 November 1773 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise GAGNON was born 8 January 1754 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Françoise was the child of Augustin GAGNON and Josephte MALBOEUF.

Gabriel BACON died 15 April 1820 in Château-Richer, 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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Françoise GAGNON
Marriage date: 15 November 1773
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise GAGNON was the child of Augustin GAGNON and Josephte MALBOEUF

Children of Gabriel BACON and Françoise GAGNON

Felicite BACON

Born: 5 June 1779, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste RANCOURT 15 February 1803 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph BACON

Born: 19 October 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angelique SIMARD 1 March 1813 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1749
21 November 1749
Château-Richer, 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
Gabriel BACON and Françoise GAGNON 15 November 1773, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 24 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Felicite BACON was born 5 June 1779, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Gabriel was 29 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph BACON was born 19 October 1780, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Gabriel was 30 years old.

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)

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Felicite BACON married 15 February 1803, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Jean-Baptiste RANCOURT

1813 Marriage of Child
Joseph BACON married 1 March 1813, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Angelique SIMARD

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.