Francois SAVARD

Born

17 July 1778 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 December 1843 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste SAVARD Charlotte AUDIBERT dite LAJEUNESSE

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Born: 17 July 1778 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste SAVARD

Mother: Charlotte AUDIBERT dite LAJEUNESSE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Simon SAVARD , Catherine ALLAIRE

Maternal grandparents: Etienne AUDIBERT dit LAJEUNESSE , Marie-Madeleine FONTAINE

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Francois married Anne HEWITT (HEWETT) 18 June 1805 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Anne HEWITT (HEWETT) was born abt. 1787 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Anne died 24 February 1854 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Anne was the child of John HEWITT (HEWETT) and Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST.

Francois SAVARD died 18 December 1843 in La Malbaie, 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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Francois SAVARD married

Anne HEWITT (HEWETT)
Marriage date: 18 June 1805
Marriage place: Québec, Lower Canada
Anne HEWITT (HEWETT) was the child of John HEWITT (HEWETT) and Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST

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Children of Francois SAVARD and Anne HEWITT (HEWETT)

Anne SAVARD

Born: 15 September 1805, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 16 March 1862, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Louis TREMBLAY 10 February 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Charlotte SAVARD

Born: 1 December 1811, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 21 January 1839, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Lower Canada

Married: Michel OUELLET 12 January 1836 Place: Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

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Birth — 1778
17 July 1778
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1805 Marriage / Partner
Francois SAVARD and Anne HEWITT (HEWETT) 18 June 1805, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Anne SAVARD was born 15 September 1805, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Francois was 27 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Charlotte SAVARD was born 1 December 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Francois 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

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)

1829 Marriage of Child
Anne SAVARD married 10 February 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Louis TREMBLAY

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 Marriage of Child
Charlotte SAVARD married 12 January 1836, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges) to Michel OUELLET

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)