Ignace LEFRANCOIS

Born

1 October 1762 , Château-Richer, Canada

Died

11 March 1836 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Louis LEFRANCOIS Louise CLOUTIER

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Born: 1 October 1762 in Château-Richer, Canada

Father: Louis LEFRANCOIS

Mother: Louise CLOUTIER

Paternal grandparents: Charles LEFRANCOIS , Veronique CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Maternal grandparents: Louis CLOUTIER , Julienne-Genevieve CHAPELAIN

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Ignace married Rosalie GRAVEL 8 November 1785 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie GRAVEL was born 11 November 1764 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Rosalie died 22 February 1827 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Rosalie was the child of Ignace GRAVEL and Agnes GAGNON.

Ignace LEFRANCOIS died 11 March 1836 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
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Ignace LEFRANCOIS married

Rosalie GRAVEL
Marriage date: 8 November 1785
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Rosalie GRAVEL was the child of Ignace GRAVEL and Agnes GAGNON

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Ignace LEFRANCOIS

Born: 16 September 1786, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine HUOT 21 January 1812 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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Birth — 1762
1 October 1762
Château-Richer, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Ignace LEFRANCOIS and Rosalie GRAVEL 8 November 1785, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 23 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Ignace LEFRANCOIS was born 16 September 1786, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Ignace was 23 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)

1812 Marriage of Child
Ignace LEFRANCOIS married 21 January 1812, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Madeleine HUOT

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)