Françoise MARTEL

Born

28 October 1751 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

8 January 1829 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Ignace MARTEL Helene RATTÉ (RATE)

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Born: 28 October 1751 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace MARTEL

Mother: Helene RATTÉ (RATE)

Paternal grandparents: Antoine MARTEL , Catherine GUILLOT

Maternal grandparents: Ignace RATTÉ , Hélène BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

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Françoise married Pierre-Francois CREPEAU 7 January 1777 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Francois CREPEAU was born 12 April 1750 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre-Francois died 12 December 1829 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Pierre-Francois was the child of Guillaume CRÉPEAU and Marguerite LABADIE.

Françoise MARTEL died 8 January 1829 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Françoise MARTEL married

Pierre-Francois CREPEAU
Marriage date: 7 January 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre-Francois CREPEAU was the child of Guillaume CRÉPEAU and Marguerite LABADIE

Children of Pierre-Francois CREPEAU and Françoise MARTEL

Pierre CREPEAU

Born: 27 October 1788, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 August 1840, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Euphrosine THIVIERGE 27 September 1813 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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Birth — 1751
28 October 1751
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Françoise MARTEL and Pierre-Francois CREPEAU 7 January 1777, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Pierre CREPEAU was born 27 October 1788, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Françoise was 37 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)

1813 Marriage of Child
Pierre CREPEAU married 27 September 1813, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Euphrosine THIVIERGE

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)