André ASSELIN

Born

30 November 1726 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

26 June 1780 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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François ANCELIN (ASSELIN)Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE

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Born: 30 November 1726 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: François ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

Mother: Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ANCELIN (ASSELIN) , Louise BAUCHE (BAUCHER, BAUCHET, BOUCHER)

Maternal grandparents: Jean AMAURY , Marie VIGNY

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André married Marie-Louise DROUIN 19 April 1751 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise DROUIN was born 26 August 1731 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 5 December 1799 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of François DROUIN and Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS.

André ASSELIN died 26 June 1780 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Louise DROUIN
Marriage date: 19 April 1751
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise DROUIN was the child of François DROUIN and Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS

Children of André ASSELIN and Marie-Louise DROUIN

Marie-Louise ASSELIN

Born: 23 August 1758, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 19 June 1842, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada East

Married: Louis GAGNON 26 February 1781 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte ASSELIN

Born: 10 October 1762, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada
Died: 12 October 1854, Québec, Canada East

Married: Jacques BAUDON dit LARIVIERE 13 June 1791 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
30 November 1726
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
André ASSELIN and Marie-Louise DROUIN 19 April 1751, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ASSELIN was born 23 August 1758, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

André was 31 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ASSELIN was born 10 October 1762, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

André was 35 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.