Rene PRUNEAU

Born

9 October 1724 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

15 April 1784 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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René PRUNEAU Anne LEROUX dite CARDINAL

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Born: 9 October 1724 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: René PRUNEAU

Mother: Anne LEROUX dite CARDINAL

Paternal grandparents: Jean PRUNEAU , Suzanne EMOND

Maternal grandparents: Ignace LEROUX dit CARDINAL , Anne BOURRÉ (BOURRET)

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Rene married Marie-Therese FORGUES 28 February 1745 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Therese FORGUES was born 18 July 1726 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Marie-Therese died 8 August 1806 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Therese was the child of Joseph FORGUES and Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE.

Rene PRUNEAU died 15 April 1784 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Voiturier

The voiturier, or wagonner, was a carrier of goods by means of horses, carts or even a stagecoach. More often than not, he was the owner of his vehicle. Under the French regime and its civil code, the wagonner had to ensure that any goods he transported were accompanied by a waybill. This document set out the details of the goods transported, the identity of the carrier transporting them, the conditions under which they must be transported, the identity of the sender of the goods and the identity of the consignee.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Rene PRUNEAU married

Marie-Therese FORGUES
Marriage date: 28 February 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Marie-Therese FORGUES was the child of Joseph FORGUES and Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Children of Rene PRUNEAU and Marie-Therese FORGUES

Francois PRUNEAU

Born: 6 March 1752, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 23 October 1825, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise JOLIVET 1 July 1771 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1724
9 October 1724
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Rene PRUNEAU and Marie-Therese FORGUES 28 February 1745, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Francois PRUNEAU was born 6 March 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Rene was 27 years old.

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

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Francois PRUNEAU married 1 July 1771, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Francoise JOLIVET

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.