François PATENAUDE

(b. 31 January 1745 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1831 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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François PATENAUDE was born 31 January 1745 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

François PATENAUDE was the child of Joseph PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Marguerite ACHIM dite ST-ANDRÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Catherine BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR (maternal) Etienne ACHIM dit ST-ANDRÉ and Marie MARCIL (MARSIL)

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

François married Marie-Angélique SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY 13 November 1769 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Angélique SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was born 18 April 1739 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Angélique died 16 March 1824 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Angélique was the child of Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS.

François PATENAUDE died 18 July 1831 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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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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François PATENAUDE married

Marie-Angélique SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY-- Date: 13 November 1769 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was the child of Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS

Children of François PATENAUDE and Marie-Angélique SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY:

Francois PATENAUDE (b.16 March 1772, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Michel PATENAUDE (b.4 December 1775, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1832, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Theotiste VARRY 21 January 1805 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marguerite PATENAUDE (b.7 July 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 May 1862, Chambly, Canada East )

Pierre PATENAUDE (b.20 November 1780, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Angelique PATENAUDE (b.14 January 1781, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1745 Birth
31 January 1745
Longueuil, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
François PATENAUDE and Marie-Angélique SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY 13 November 1769, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Francois PATENAUDE was born 16 March 1772, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

François was 27 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Michel PATENAUDE was born 4 December 1775, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

François was 30 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marguerite PATENAUDE was born 7 July 1777, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François was 32 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Pierre PATENAUDE was born 20 November 1780, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

François was 35 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Angelique PATENAUDE was born 14 January 1781, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

François was 35 years old.

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)

1805 Marriage of Child
Michel PATENAUDE married 21 January 1805, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Theotiste VARRY

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)