Paul PRIMEAU

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12 March 1736 , Châteauguay, Canada, New France

Died

5 June 1799 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

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Paul PRIMEAU Marie-Josephe COUILLARD

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Born: 12 March 1736 in Châteauguay, Canada, New France

Father: Paul PRIMEAU

Mother: Marie-Josephe COUILLARD

Paternal grandparents: François PRIMEAU , Marie-Thérèse DENEAU (DENIAU)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre COUILLARD , Anne BRUNET

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Paul married Louise EMARD (AYMARD) 20 February 1759 in Châteauguay, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise EMARD (AYMARD) was born 4 October 1737 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Louise died 11 June 1799 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Louise was the child of Francois EMARD (AYMARD) and Marie-Louise DESCENT dite SANSPITIÉ.

Paul PRIMEAU died 5 June 1799 in Châteauguay, 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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Louise EMARD (AYMARD)
Marriage date: 20 February 1759
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Canada, New France
Louise EMARD (AYMARD) was the child of Francois EMARD (AYMARD) and Marie-Louise DESCENT dite SANSPITIÉ

Children of Paul PRIMEAU and Louise EMARD (AYMARD)

Hyacinthe PRIMEAU

Born: 22 September 1778, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 September 1847, Châteauguay, Canada East

Married: Isabelle-Elisabeth GENDRON 17 October 1803 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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Birth — 1736
12 March 1736
Châteauguay, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Paul PRIMEAU and Louise EMARD (AYMARD) 20 February 1759, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

He was 22 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe PRIMEAU was born 22 September 1778, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Paul was 42 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)