Françoise
DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY)
Born
abt. 1759
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
Died
26 May 1839
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
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Françoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY) married Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX
Marriage date: 25 November 1783
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was the child of Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Élisabeth SALVAIL
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIXMarriage date: 25 November 1783
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was the child of Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Élisabeth SALVAIL
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Françoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY)
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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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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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.
1783 Marriage / PartnerFrançoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY) and Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX 25 November 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildCharles PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 3 September 1784, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1786 Birth of ChildFrançois-Xavier PELOQUIN was born 21 March 1786, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1788 Birth of ChildPierre PELOQUIN was born 22 March 1788, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1789 Birth of ChildNicolas PELOQUIN was born 17 September 1789, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1791 Birth of ChildMarc PELOQUIN was born 20 May 1791, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1792 Birth of ChildFrançoise PELOQUIN was born 10 April 1792, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1794 Birth of ChildBenoni PELOQUIN was born 12 November 1794, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1796 Birth of ChildRegis PELOQUIN was born 21 October 1796, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1797 Death of ChildRegis PELOQUIN died 9 March 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1799 Birth of ChildGeneviève PELOQUIN was born 8 September 1799, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1814 Marriage of ChildCharles PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX married 14 February 1814, Sorel, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne PAUL HUS
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 England1820 Marriage of ChildFrançois-Xavier PELOQUIN married 11 July 1820, Sorel, Lower Canada to Julie-Theodore MATTE
1829 Death of Spouse/PartnerCharles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 27 April 1829, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Death of ChildCharles PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 21 March 1832, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of EnglandDeath — 183926 May 1839
Sorel, Lower Canada
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