Michel SOREL (SAUREL)

(b. 15 October 1721 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1779 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel SOREL (SAUREL) was born 15 October 1721 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Michel SOREL (SAUREL) was the child of Hilaire-Jean-Baptiste SOREL dit LEVEILLE and Geneviève BRAULT dite POMANVILLE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Georges BRAULT dit POMANVILLE and Marie-Jeanne MARCHAND

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Catherine LESIEUR 6 February 1747 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine LESIEUR was born 19 August 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Catherine died 14 May 1796 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit CALOT and Louise DENOYON.

Michel SOREL (SAUREL) died 7 April 1779 in Boucherville, 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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Michel SOREL (SAUREL) married

Catherine LESIEUR-- Date: 6 February 1747 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Catherine LESIEUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit CALOT and Louise DENOYON

Children of Michel SOREL (SAUREL) and Catherine LESIEUR:

Desanges-Angelique SOREL (b.25 January 1750, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1783, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GOYETTE (GOGUET) 11 February 1771 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel SOREL (b.17 January 1752, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne PROVOST 23 October 1774 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste SOREL (b.31 January 1758, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1832, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte FOX dite BELANGER 24 November 1783 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1721 Birth
15 October 1721
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Michel SOREL (SAUREL) and Catherine LESIEUR 6 February 1747, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Desanges-Angelique SOREL was born 25 January 1750, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel was 28 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Michel SOREL was born 17 January 1752, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel was 30 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SOREL was born 31 January 1758, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel was 36 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Desanges-Angelique SOREL married 11 February 1771, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean-Baptiste GOYETTE (GOGUET)

1774 Marriage of Child
Michel SOREL married 23 October 1774, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Anne PROVOST

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.