Claude PAQUET

Born

29 October 1728 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

27 May 1801 , Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Claude PAQUET

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Born: 29 October 1728 in Laval, Canada, New France

Parents of Claude PAQUET

Father

Pierre PAQUET

Mother

Angélique BOURG (BOURQUE)

Grandparents of Claude PAQUET

Paternal grandparents

Jacques-François PAQUET Katherine Françoise STEPHENS (STEVENS)

Maternal grandparents

Antoine BOURG dit LACHAPELLE Anne VANDANDAIGUE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Claude married Elisabeth DUBOIS 23 June 1760 in Laval, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth DUBOIS was born 1 May 1744 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . Elisabeth was the child of Francois DUBOIS and Catherine-Genevieve VERMET.

Claude PAQUET died 27 May 1801 in Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Claude PAQUET

Claude PAQUET married

Elisabeth DUBOIS
Marriage date: 23 June 1760
Marriage place: Laval, Canada
Elisabeth DUBOIS was the child of Francois DUBOIS and Catherine-Genevieve VERMET

Children of Claude PAQUET and Elisabeth DUBOIS

Jean-Baptiste PAQUET

Born: 9 February 1763, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Angelique RICHARD 14 January 1782 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1728
29 October 1728
Laval, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Claude PAQUET and Elisabeth DUBOIS 23 June 1760, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 31 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET was born 9 February 1763, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude was 34 years old.

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET married 14 January 1782, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Angelique RICHARD

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)