Francois SAMSON

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20 August 1758 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

1 February 1810 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Etienne SAMSON Marguerite BEGIN

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Born: 20 August 1758 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne SAMSON

Mother: Marguerite BEGIN

Paternal grandparents: Etienne SAMSON , Marie-Angelique GUAY

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BEGIN , Genevieve-Charlotte ROCHON

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Francois married Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS) 23 November 1790 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS) was born 2 October 1762 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Genevieve died 5 February 1836 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Genevieve was the child of Michel LECOUR and Barbe POIRE.

Francois SAMSON died 1 February 1810 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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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Francois SAMSON married

Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS)
Marriage date: 23 November 1790
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS) was the child of Michel LECOUR and Barbe POIRE

Children of Francois SAMSON and Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS)

Marie SAMSON

Born: abt. 1797, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 October 1833, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin MONTMINY 26 January 1818 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1758
20 August 1758
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Francois SAMSON and Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS) 23 November 1790, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 32 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)