François PARENT

Born

16 October 1734 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

12 August 1834 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Simon-Pierre PARENT Jeanne BEDARD

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François PARENT was born 16 October 1734 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

François PARENT was the child of Simon-Pierre PARENT and Jeanne BEDARD

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques PARENT and Marie BÉLANGER (maternal) Louis BEDARD and Marie-Madeleine HUPPE

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François married Geneviève AUBUCHON 11 February 1760 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève AUBUCHON was born abt. 1732 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 24 December 1813 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geneviève was the child of François AUBUCHON and Catherine HUS MILET (MILLET).

François PARENT died 12 August 1834 in Montréal, 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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François PARENT married

Geneviève AUBUCHON
Marriage date: 11 February 1760
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada
Geneviève AUBUCHON was the child of François AUBUCHON and Catherine HUS MILET (MILLET)

Children of François PARENT and Geneviève AUBUCHON

Marie-Francoise PARENT

Born: 28 October 1762, Chambly, Canada
Died: 27 February 1802, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Charles DAME 16 August 1785 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste PARENT

Born: 30 December 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe LACELLE (DECELLE) 7 January 1795 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1734 Birth
16 October 1734
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
François PARENT and Geneviève AUBUCHON 11 February 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise PARENT was born 28 October 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 28 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARENT was born 30 December 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 31 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise PARENT married 16 August 1785, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Charles DAME

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARENT married 7 January 1795, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Josephe LACELLE (DECELLE)

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

1802 Death of Child
Marie-Francoise PARENT died 27 February 1802, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 67 years old.

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève AUBUCHON died 24 December 1813, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-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.

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Death
12 August 1834
Montréal, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 99.