Francois MARTEL

Born

9 October 1766 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 March 1845 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada East

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Francois MARTEL Josephte BEDARD

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Born: 9 October 1766 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Francois MARTEL

Mother: Josephte BEDARD

Paternal grandparents: Joseph MARTEL , Agnes PAQUET

Maternal grandparents: François-Michel BEDARD , Marie-Jeanne SAVARD

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Francois married Marie GENEST 24 July 1792 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GENEST was born abt. 1771 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 30 April 1830 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville). Marie was the child of Thomas GENEST and Charlotte JACQUES.

Francois MARTEL died 17 March 1845 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada East .
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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 MARTEL married

Marie GENEST
Marriage date: 24 July 1792
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada
Marie GENEST was the child of Thomas GENEST and Charlotte JACQUES

Children of Francois MARTEL and Marie GENEST

Louis-Francois MARTEL

Born: 4 June 1805, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada
Died: 17 June 1836, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte DUBEAU 29 January 1828 Place: Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

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Birth — 1766
9 October 1766
Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
Francois MARTEL and Marie GENEST 24 July 1792, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 25 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Birth of Child
Louis-Francois MARTEL was born 4 June 1805, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

Francois was 38 years old.

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)

1828 Marriage of Child
Louis-Francois MARTEL married 29 January 1828, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville) to Josephte DUBEAU

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie GENEST died 30 April 1830, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 Death of Child
Louis-Francois MARTEL died 17 June 1836, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

Francois was 69 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1845
17 March 1845
Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada East
He died at the age of 78.

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