Francois DUBOIS

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abt. 1758 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

10 May 1833 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS Josephte BOURBEAU

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Born: abt. 1758 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS

Mother: Josephte BOURBEAU

Paternal grandparents: Clément DUBOIS , Marie-Anne JUIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE , Thérèse CARPENTIER

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Francois married Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE 8 August 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE was born 8 June 1765 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Genevieve died 7 March 1807 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Charles BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE and Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE.

Francois DUBOIS died 10 May 1833 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE
Marriage date: 8 August 1785
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE was the child of Charles BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE and Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE

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Francois-Xavier DUBOIS

Born: 30 July 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 June 1863, Ste-Gertrude, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marguerite LEBLANC 5 October 1812 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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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
Francois DUBOIS and Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE 8 August 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1787 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier DUBOIS was born 30 July 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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)

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE died 7 March 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1812 Marriage of Child
Francois-Xavier DUBOIS married 5 October 1812, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marguerite LEBLANC

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

Death — 1833
10 May 1833
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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