Antoine FILION

(b. 27 February 1758 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 8 July 1817 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada )

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Antoine FILION was born 27 February 1758 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Antoine FILION was the child of Antoine FILION and Marie-Louise MALBOEUF and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean FILION and Françoise SENARD (maternal) Joseph MALBOEUF and Marie-Madeleine GAGNE

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

Antoine married Marie-Felicite GAGNON 7 November 1781 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Felicite GAGNON was born 31 December 1761 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Felicite died 2 March 1831 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Felicite was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT).

Antoine FILION died 8 July 1817 in Château-Richer, 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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Antoine FILION married

Marie-Felicite GAGNON-- Date: 7 November 1781 Place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Felicite GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT)

Children of Antoine FILION and Marie-Felicite GAGNON:

Euphrosine-Christine FILION (b.25 August 1794, Château-Richer, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Ignace GRAVEL 23 November 1819 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Luce FILION (b.25 July 1804, Château-Richer, Lower Canada d. June 1892, Laterrière, Québec, Canada)
m. Mars-Marc SIMARD 12 January 1829 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1758 Birth
27 February 1758
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FILION and Marie-Felicite GAGNON 7 November 1781, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 23 years old.

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)

1794 Birth of Child
Euphrosine-Christine FILION was born 25 August 1794, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Antoine was 36 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Birth of Child
Marie-Luce FILION was born 25 July 1804, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Antoine was 46 years old.