Jean CAMPAGNA

Born

26 August 1752 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

21 October 1841 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East

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Joseph CAMPAGNA Marie-Madeleine CANAC dite MARQUIS

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Born: 26 August 1752 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph CAMPAGNA

Mother: Marie-Madeleine CANAC dite MARQUIS

Paternal grandparents: Charles CAMPAGNA , Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS , Catherine LOIGNON

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Jean married Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON 20 October 1777 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON was born 2 November 1762 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine-Benoni died 23 October 1848 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine-Benoni was the child of Louis GAGNON and Madeleine EMOND.

Jean CAMPAGNA died 21 October 1841 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East.
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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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Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON
Marriage date: 20 October 1777
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON was the child of Louis GAGNON and Madeleine EMOND

Children of Jean CAMPAGNA and Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON

Catherine CAMPAGNA

Born: 22 October 1788, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 August 1872, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN 13 February 1804 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1752
26 August 1752
Saint-François-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
Jean CAMPAGNA and Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON 20 October 1777, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He 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
Catherine CAMPAGNA was born 22 October 1788, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 36 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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Catherine CAMPAGNA married 13 February 1804, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)