Francois GAREAU

Born

11 November 1764 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 November 1836 , Iberville, Lower Canada

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Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE Marie-Suzanne GIARD

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Born: 11 November 1764 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Mother: Marie-Suzanne GIARD

Paternal grandparents: Dominique GAREAU , Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel GIARD , Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE

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Francois married Josette LAMOUREUX 1 July 1788 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josette LAMOUREUX was born 27 August 1764 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Josette died 2 January 1833 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury). Josette was the child of Joseph LAMOUREUX and Marguerite BONIN.

Francois GAREAU died 9 November 1836 in Iberville, 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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Josette LAMOUREUX
Marriage date: 1 July 1788
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Josette LAMOUREUX was the child of Joseph LAMOUREUX and Marguerite BONIN

Children of Francois GAREAU and Josette LAMOUREUX

Josephte GAREAU

Born: 25 May 1790, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 February 1859, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Toussaint CAILLE 22 October 1810 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1764
11 November 1764
Contrecœur, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Francois GAREAU and Josette LAMOUREUX 1 July 1788, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 23 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Josephte GAREAU was born 25 May 1790, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois was 25 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)

1810 Marriage of Child
Josephte GAREAU married 22 October 1810, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Toussaint CAILLE

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