Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE

Born

12 February 1760 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

Died

21 October 1825 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Rene-Abraham-Samson married Felicite-Veronique DESBIENS 27 November 1787 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Felicite-Veronique DESBIENS was born 25 July 1769 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . Felicite-Veronique died 2 September 1810 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Felicite-Veronique was the child of Etienne DESBIENS and Francoise TREMBLAY .

Rene-Abraham-Samson married Elisabeth GONTHIER 15 September 1812 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth GONTHIER was born 26 December 1772 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth died 20 November 1834 in Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Marc GONTHIER and Marie-Cecile SIMARD .

Parents & Family of Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE

Parents of Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE

Father

Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE

Mother

Marie-Anne THIBAULT

Grandparents of Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE Elisabeth PETIT

Maternal grandparents

Francois-Xavier THIBAULT Madeleine POULIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE

Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE married

Felicite-Veronique DESBIENS
Marriage date: 27 November 1787
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite-Veronique DESBIENS was the child of Etienne DESBIENS and Francoise TREMBLAY

Children of Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE and Felicite-Veronique DESBIENS

Paul DUCHESNE

Born: abt. 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth TREMBLAY 25 January 1820 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Antoinette DUCHESNE

Born: 25 October 1801, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 12 March 1886, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS 22 January 1822 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE married

Elisabeth GONTHIER
Marriage date: 15 September 1812
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Elisabeth GONTHIER was the child of Jean-Marc GONTHIER and Marie-Cecile SIMARD

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE and Elisabeth GONTHIER

Francois DUCHESNE

Born: 20 December 1814, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rosalie TREMBLAY 21 October 1834 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1760
12 February 1760
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE and Felicite-Veronique DESBIENS 27 November 1787, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 27 years old.

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)

1801 Birth of Child
Antoinette DUCHESNE was born 25 October 1801, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Rene-Abraham-Samson was 41 years old.

1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
Felicite-Veronique DESBIENS died 2 September 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE and Elisabeth GONTHIER 15 September 1812, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 52 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Francois DUCHESNE was born 20 December 1814, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Rene-Abraham-Samson was 54 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 Marriage of Child
Paul DUCHESNE married 25 January 1820, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Elisabeth TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Antoinette DUCHESNE married 22 January 1822, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Joseph DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
21 October 1825
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 65.

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