Basile ASSELIN

(b. 14 May 1733 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1802 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Basile ASSELIN was born 14 May 1733 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Basile ASSELIN was the child of François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Louise BAUCHE (BAUCHER, BAUCHET, BOUCHER) (maternal) Jean AMAURY and Marie VIGNY

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

Basile married Marie-Anne COUTURE 23 February 1756 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Anne COUTURE was born 16 August 1737 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 21 April 1782 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Guillaume-Jean-Baptiste COUTURE and Elisabeth GOSSELIN.

Basile ASSELIN died 5 March 1802 in Sainte-Famille-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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Basile ASSELIN married

Marie-Anne COUTURE-- Date: 23 February 1756 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne COUTURE was the child of Guillaume-Jean-Baptiste COUTURE and Elisabeth GOSSELIN

Children of Basile ASSELIN and Marie-Anne COUTURE:

Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN (b.25 March 1772, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 May 1832, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Catherine CAMPAGNA 13 February 1804 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1733 Birth
14 May 1733
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Basile ASSELIN and Marie-Anne COUTURE 23 February 1756, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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.

1772 Birth of Child
Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN was born 25 March 1772, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Basile was 38 years old.

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.