Jean DUCHESNE

Born

31 August 1772 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 December 1844 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste-Augustin DUCHESNE Francoise FILION

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Born: 31 August 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste-Augustin DUCHESNE

Mother: Francoise FILION

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE , Anne COCHON (CAUCHON)

Maternal grandparents: Jean FILION , Marie-Anne BOLDUC

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Jean married Marie THIBAULT 10 January 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie THIBAULT was born 11 January 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie died 28 August 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie was the child of André THIBAULT and Agathe SIMARD.

Jean DUCHESNE died 19 December 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean DUCHESNE married

Marie THIBAULT
Marriage date: 10 January 1797
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie THIBAULT was the child of André THIBAULT and Agathe SIMARD

Children of Jean DUCHESNE and Marie THIBAULT

Marie DUCHESNE

Born: 11 April 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 24 December 1884, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Georges AUDET dit LAPOINTE 12 August 1823 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne DUCHESNE

Born: 17 April 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 23 January 1878, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Laurent GIRARD 10 July 1827 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1772
31 August 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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Jean DUCHESNE and Marie THIBAULT 10 January 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Marie DUCHESNE was born 11 April 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 28 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Suzanne DUCHESNE was born 17 April 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 33 years old.

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Marie DUCHESNE married 12 August 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Georges AUDET dit LAPOINTE

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)

1826 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie THIBAULT died 28 August 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Suzanne DUCHESNE married 10 July 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Laurent GIRARD

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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)

Death — 1844
19 December 1844
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 72.

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