Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN

Born

25 March 1772 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 May 1832 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Basile ASSELIN Marie-Anne COUTURE

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Born: 25 March 1772 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Basile ASSELIN

Mother: Marie-Anne COUTURE

Paternal grandparents: François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) , Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume-Jean-Baptiste COUTURE , Elisabeth GOSSELIN

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Pierre-Chrysologue married Catherine CAMPAGNA 13 February 1804 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CAMPAGNA was born 22 October 1788 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 23 August 1872 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean CAMPAGNA and Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON.

Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN died 7 May 1832 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
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Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN married

Catherine CAMPAGNA
Marriage date: 13 February 1804
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Catherine CAMPAGNA was the child of Jean CAMPAGNA and Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON

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Francois ASSELIN

Born: 10 November 1810, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: 23 August 1889, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Sophie LEFRANCOIS 15 October 1835 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1772
25 March 1772
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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)

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)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN and Catherine CAMPAGNA 13 February 1804, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Francois ASSELIN was born 10 November 1810, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Chrysologue was 38 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 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England