Francois PRUNEAU

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6 March 1752 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

23 October 1825 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Rene PRUNEAU Marie-Therese FORGUES

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Born: 6 March 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Rene PRUNEAU

Mother: Marie-Therese FORGUES

Paternal grandparents: René PRUNEAU , Anne LEROUX dite CARDINAL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph FORGUES , Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

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Francois married Francoise JOLIVET 1 July 1771 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise JOLIVET was born 18 October 1752 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Francoise was the child of Joseph JOLIVET and Charlotte GUENETTE.

Francois PRUNEAU died 23 October 1825 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Charretier

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 PRUNEAU married

Francoise JOLIVET
Marriage date: 1 July 1771
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Francoise JOLIVET was the child of Joseph JOLIVET and Charlotte GUENETTE

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Francois PRUNEAU

Born: 15 December 1781, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 May 1850, Québec, Canada East

Married: Marie-Monique THOMAS 11 January 1803 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1752
6 March 1752
Québec, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Francois PRUNEAU and Francoise JOLIVET 1 July 1771, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 19 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.